What I've found is that stage is very much a foundation of acting. It's where it all began and you're working with that repetition.
Matthew LewisThere was never any point at which I was considering leaving Harry Potter. If I were to stop acting, it would have been after.
Matthew LewisYou hear about all the great British thespians doing stuff on the West End and that kind of thing, and I missed out on that. Alan Rickman actually suggested to me that I should try it. And I thought, "Geez, I really don't want to do that." But he must have recommended it for a reason, so when an opportunity came up, I took it. And it was tough. It was hard! But by the end of it, I absolutely loved it.
Matthew LewisAlan Rickman told me to do a play, so I did. Because when Alan Rickman tells you do something, you go and do it.
Matthew LewisHaving done television, I was used to either being aware whether I got the part within the same day, or within two, three days max.
Matthew LewisYou couple that with how I looked when I was younger, and growing up... The voice is not quite breaking. It's awful. No, I don't enjoy that at all. But that's one of the things people love and find so endearing about the Harry Potter series, and why they've lasted so long. Because people have grown up with us, and they care about the characters. They're not just some characters in the film, they're people you can relate to, and you care about, and you grew up with, and when they die in this film, people feel it!
Matthew Lewis