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" I did enjoy theater. I actually do prefer making films and television, but it was a learning experience for me, because I got into television at 5 and film at 11, and theater was something I completely bypassed. "

Matthew Lewis

Learning

Film

Experience

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Actor

" I mean, I must confess I don't own Harry Potter DVDs. My parents do. They have them all. And they like watching them. "

" I wasn't bullied or anything at school, but I was quite shy and didn't speak up too much in class. "

" I'm very comfortable being at home and keeping my head down, really. It's nice being invited to night clubs and stuff, which is nice once in a while, but I prefer to kind of keep to myself. "

" I'm very self-conscious as an actor, with performances and things, and I don't like watching my own stuff. "

Matthew Lewis

Actor

My Own

" The great thing about filming a film is that you all have your final day's shooting, but you always know that you're all going to be coming back for the premiere. "

" You don't get time to rehearse in film and TV at all. "

" I live in Leeds, which is about 200 miles north of London, and I get to go and do all the 'Harry Potter' stuff and make great films and be part of this wonderful thing all around the world, and then I get to go home and chill out with my friends in Leeds and go watch the football and go to the pub. "

" I was a short, chubby kid, pretty shy. "

" To be fair, when I started doing 'Verdict' I literally had no idea what I was doing. I wanted to do some theatre, as I wanted to do something different. I wanted to learn and get an understanding of the craft. "

" I was nervous. I was thinking, 'Gee, he's Ralph Fiennes. What an amazing actor, and I can have this scene with him.' But I enjoyed it, you know. That's what I got into acting to do - to push myself and see if I can do these things. "

" I am fortunate that I get sent scripts and get to meet people I would never have met had I not done 'Harry Potter.' But I feel I had to come out of that show and prove that I am not a one trick pony and can do other stuff. "

" I've got my life and 'Harry Potter,' where I travel the world, I make films, I meet amazing people, I do press junkets and stuff. And then I go back home to Leeds, where I live, and I've got the same friends from before. "

" With 'Verdict' I was away for six months, touring, with a week in each town. I did not really enjoy that aspect of it. "

" If someone wants to employ me, whoever wants to employ me, I'll go and do that. I just want to work. "

Matthew Lewis

Work

Just

" I was offered 'Strictly Come Dancing.' I turned it down because that celebrity world is not what I'm into. "

" When you're a young man, a young boy, all you want to be is that action hero; you want to be the James Bond, and I got to do that for a bit, and that was great. "

" I think actors tend to be in their element when they are pushed out of their comfort zone. "

" I'm very professional. "

Matthew Lewis

Professional

Very

" I get recognized now and again, but the paparazzi aren't following me around. I get to go to the shop and buy bread and milk, and no one worries me. "

" Leeds is quite laid-back. "

Matthew Lewis

Leeds

Quite

" The fame stuff, the kind words from websites and things, are very flattering and lovely, but I just wanna act. "

" I've acted since I was 5 years old, so that's still something I want to do. "

" You don't have to be a Brad Pitt look-alike hero just to be courageous and help out your friends and come through when it really matters. I think everyone can sort of relate to that in some way, particularly back to people's school days. "

" Twitter is the limit of me putting myself out there. "

Matthew Lewis

Limit

Myself

" I think as an actor you're always learning, you're always trying to experience more things. "

" As an actor, you always want to feel like what you're doing is making a difference to the story. "