Daniel Radcliffe
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Demographics
Gender Male
Birth Name Daniel Jacob Radcliffe
Birthplace Fulham, Hammersmith, London, England, U.K.
Birth Date July 23, 1989
Ethnicity Northwestern European, Jewish
Father Ulster Scots, Irish
Mother Ashkenazi
Nationality British
Career Actor
Color Season Cool Summer
Notes and Motifs
Child actor
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Radcliffe: "There's never enough time to do nothing!"
Radcliffe: "I think it's useful, as a famous person, to have as little separation between the perception of you and how you really are - because otherwise I'd be sitting here thinking I'm keeping secrets, and wondering when you're going to find out."
Radcliffe: "There's no shame in enjoying a quiet life. And that's been the realization of the past few years for me."
Radcliffe: "There is something inherently valuable about being a misfit. It's not to say that every person who has artistic talent was a social outcast, but there is definitely a value for identifying yourself differently and being proud that you are different."
Radcliffe: "I'm very comfortable discussing my personal life, because it's so boring."
Radcliffe: "I think one of my favorite things to do is just lock myself up in a small room and listen to music and watch films for a day. Also I just like seeing my friends. We have pizza parties which means I get four friends round, we eat a pizza and we're really lazy and we play PlayStation."
Radcliffe: "Fans are really important for me. And if they take pains to write me, it's the minimum that I answer myself."
Radcliffe: "I'm thrilled of the acceptance I get abroad. The people are so hearty, warm and grateful and I feel privileged having seen so many countries and some of the greatest monuments."
Radcliffe: "Being self-critical is good; being self-hating is destructive. There's a very fine line there somewhere, and I walk it carefully."
Radcliffe: "I'm not an easy person to love. There are lots of times when I'm a very good boyfriend, but there are times when I'm useless. I mean, I'm a mess around the house. I talk nonstop. I become obsessed with things."
Radcliffe: "I've always had a slightly overactive imagination."
Radcliffe: "I've never been one of the cool people at school, but then again, I don't get the people who are cool. It's not that I don't like them, it's just that they don't interest me."
Radcliffe: "I'm possibly a very morbid person but I think about death a lot."
Radcliffe: "I don't think I'd have the stamina, skill or ability to write a novel, but I'd love to write short stories and poetry, because those are my two passions."
Radcliffe: "My idea of relaxation is not lying down by a beach. I have to move around, do stuff. Though I'm a massive quiz show person."
Radcliffe: "As much as I would love to be a person that goes to parties and has a couple of drinks and has a nice time, that doesn't work for me. I'd just rather sit at home and read, or go out to dinner with someone, or talk to someone I love, or talk to somebody that makes me laugh."
Radcliffe: "I'm not clumsy, I'm just accident prone."
Radcliffe: "My parents are left-wing, and I would describe myself as that. But also, you know what? I wouldn't describe myself as that. Because I don't have to. Because I'm not a political party. Most people are a little bit of each, and we change our mind on various issues."
Radcliffe: "Some people think I am gay, which I think is awesome."
Radcliffe: "No. I am not a royalist. Not at all. I am definitely a republican in the British sense of the word. I just don't see the use of the monarchy though I'm fierce patriot. I'm proud proud proud of being English, but I think the monarchy symbolizes a lot of what was wrong with the country."
Radcliffe: "As far as I can tell, most actors' main motivation is self-doubt and neuroses."