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" 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. "

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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

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

" 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. "

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

" You can stay true to yourself and your friends, you can do the right thing, you can do with your life whatever you want to. I think that's a lovely message. "

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

" I don't want to act as if 'Harry Potter' wasn't the most amazing thing because it truly was, but it's also great personally that I'm starting to see signs that I can move on from it and do other stuff that hopefully people enjoy. "

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

" 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. "

" 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

" It's always been my dream to be in a war film. "

" You know, girls in general are scarier than Voldemort. "

" For me, 'Harry Potter' isn't something that changed my life. It's just something I did that was a lot of fun and I got to experience amazing things from. But my actual, personal life is the same. Or at least I like to keep it the same. "

" I'm very professional. "

Matthew Lewis

Professional

Very

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

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

" I started to see acting as a real science. That really helped me grow as an actor. "

" A lot of people struggle in their younger years, and I think people can relate to that. "

" 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. "

" One of the crucial things to the story of 'Harry Potter's' success is just how well everyone got on. There were never any problems with anybody. "

" The great thing as an actor is that I don't know what my agent is going to call me with next. "

Matthew Lewis

Going

Actor

" I get too excited about football and rugby. "

" I never went to drama school. "

" 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'm not a big fan of people knowing too much about me. "

" Leeds is quite laid-back. "

Matthew Lewis

Leeds

Quite

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

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

" 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. "