For millions of people all over the world, Daniel Radcliffe is Harry Potter, and Harry Potter IS Daniel Radcliffe. But Radcliffe, while still committed to the role that made him famous, has lately been taking his career in a more adult direction -- first with his headline-grabbing nude scenes in the play 'Equus,' and now with his nuanced portrayal of a troubled teen in the indie 'December Boys.' The 18-year-old showed us fame hasn't gone to his head as he cracked us up about sex scenes, cross-dressing and being a celebrity gangsta.
MoviefoneTricia: hi daniel, how are you?
decboydaniel: i am very well, how are you?!
MoviefoneTricia: pretty good
decboydaniel: and why do you have a sheep for your picture (AIM icon)?
MoviefoneTricia: oh, it's a long story... i actually took that picture in new zealand
MoviefoneTricia: when i was fascinated by all the sheep
decboydaniel: very nice
MoviefoneTricia: and why do you have a cat for yours?
decboydaniel: i wasn't aware i had a cat for mine and i'm not a cat person really
MoviefoneTricia: oh, hee
MoviefoneTricia: are you a dog person, or neither?
decboydaniel: yes, i love dogs!
MoviefoneTricia: oh me too. we'll get along fine
decboydaniel: that's good news we won't be killing each other by the end of the interview then.
MoviefoneTricia: well, we'll see... we'll see
MoviefoneTricia: so here's what i was wondering: do you always go by daniel, or is it ever dan? or some other nickname?
decboydaniel: dan most of the time
decboydaniel: anything but danny, because people sing "danny boy" to me
MoviefoneTricia: ha, i'll bet
MoviefoneTricia: i hate the nickname patty
MoviefoneTricia: with a passion
decboydaniel: i think "patty with a passion" sounds good
MoviefoneTricia: hee... that'll be my band name
decboydaniel: what would your album be called?
MoviefoneTricia: wait, i'm supposed to be asking you the questions -- what would YOUR band name be?
decboydaniel: my band name would be a line from apocalypse now, which is "charlie don't surf"
MoviefoneTricia: oh that's awesome
MoviefoneTricia: you should copyright it
MoviefoneTricia: before someone takes it
decboydaniel: i already haveŽ
MoviefoneTricia: nice
MoviefoneTricia: let's talk about the movie
decboydaniel: wonderful
MoviefoneTricia: first off, in this movie, you smoke, drink, have sex and moon somebody, and then of course there was equus -- are you consciously trying to distance yourself from harry potter, or is it just a coincidence?
MoviefoneTricia: meaning, a coincidence that these roles were a little more scandalous
decboydaniel: it is not that i want to totally dismiss harry, because i am so proud of playing him and of the films. but, i just want to establish myself as an actor, rather than as a character.
decboydaniel: and these roles are giving me a chance to branch out
MoviefoneTricia: what's it like doing a sex scene? i've heard it's not that exciting really
decboydaniel: when i have seen films before, it does always look so exciting and sexy, but in reality it is just as clinical as doing any other scene.
decboydaniel: as you can imagine, i was bitterly disappointed.
MoviefoneTricia: heh
MoviefoneTricia: oh come on, she (Teresa Palmer) was hot!
decboydaniel: yes, that is why i was disappointed, as i'd imagined it would be -- but she is totally beautiful
MoviefoneTricia: she is -- certainly worthy of you
decboydaniel: slightly out of my league i
think
MoviefoneTricia: oh, at this point i think not
decboydaniel: patricia, you tease!
MoviefoneTricia: no! you wouldn't believe how many people are excited i'm doing this interview with you
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MoviefoneTricia: hi daniel, how are you?
decboydaniel: i am very well, how are you?!
MoviefoneTricia: pretty good
decboydaniel: and why do you have a sheep for your picture (AIM icon)?
MoviefoneTricia: oh, it's a long story... i actually took that picture in new zealand
MoviefoneTricia: when i was fascinated by all the sheep
decboydaniel: very nice
MoviefoneTricia: and why do you have a cat for yours?
decboydaniel: i wasn't aware i had a cat for mine and i'm not a cat person really
MoviefoneTricia: oh, hee
MoviefoneTricia: are you a dog person, or neither?
decboydaniel: yes, i love dogs!
MoviefoneTricia: oh me too. we'll get along fine
decboydaniel: that's good news we won't be killing each other by the end of the interview then.
MoviefoneTricia: well, we'll see... we'll see
MoviefoneTricia: so here's what i was wondering: do you always go by daniel, or is it ever dan? or some other nickname?
decboydaniel: dan most of the time
decboydaniel: anything but danny, because people sing "danny boy" to me
MoviefoneTricia: ha, i'll bet
MoviefoneTricia: i hate the nickname patty
MoviefoneTricia: with a passion
decboydaniel: i think "patty with a passion" sounds good
MoviefoneTricia: hee... that'll be my band name
decboydaniel: what would your album be called?
MoviefoneTricia: wait, i'm supposed to be asking you the questions -- what would YOUR band name be?
decboydaniel: my band name would be a line from apocalypse now, which is "charlie don't surf"
MoviefoneTricia: oh that's awesome
MoviefoneTricia: you should copyright it
MoviefoneTricia: before someone takes it
decboydaniel: i already haveŽ
MoviefoneTricia: nice
MoviefoneTricia: let's talk about the movie
decboydaniel: wonderful
MoviefoneTricia: first off, in this movie, you smoke, drink, have sex and moon somebody, and then of course there was equus -- are you consciously trying to distance yourself from harry potter, or is it just a coincidence?
MoviefoneTricia: meaning, a coincidence that these roles were a little more scandalous
decboydaniel: it is not that i want to totally dismiss harry, because i am so proud of playing him and of the films. but, i just want to establish myself as an actor, rather than as a character.
decboydaniel: and these roles are giving me a chance to branch out
MoviefoneTricia: what's it like doing a sex scene? i've heard it's not that exciting really
decboydaniel: when i have seen films before, it does always look so exciting and sexy, but in reality it is just as clinical as doing any other scene.
decboydaniel: as you can imagine, i was bitterly disappointed.
MoviefoneTricia: heh
MoviefoneTricia: oh come on, she (Teresa Palmer) was hot!
decboydaniel: yes, that is why i was disappointed, as i'd imagined it would be -- but she is totally beautiful
MoviefoneTricia: she is -- certainly worthy of you
decboydaniel: slightly out of my league i
think
MoviefoneTricia: oh, at this point i think not
decboydaniel: patricia, you tease!
MoviefoneTricia: no! you wouldn't believe how many people are excited i'm doing this interview with you
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