The actor, 49, on Lucius Malfoy, starting the day with handfuls of ibuprofen and tennis
Acting is a simple job, just hard to do. People tell funny stories about pretentious actors, but all that matters is the audience watches and they are not reminded that you are a strange, poncy person with make-up on.
My job is irrelevant to my kids. The only effect the Harry Potter films have is that sometimes weirdly life stops for a minute or two while Dad has to deal with someone who wants to talk to him. I'm not Lucius Malfoy, I'm their dad, and 99.99999% of their existence with me is nothing to do with work.
I still don't know what I'm going to do when I grow up. I look in the mirror and I'm horrified by how old I look, because I don't feel this old.
My wife and I could not have been more polar opposites.
Acting is a simple job, just hard to do. People tell funny stories about pretentious actors, but all that matters is the audience watches and they are not reminded that you are a strange, poncy person with make-up on.
My job is irrelevant to my kids. The only effect the Harry Potter films have is that sometimes weirdly life stops for a minute or two while Dad has to deal with someone who wants to talk to him. I'm not Lucius Malfoy, I'm their dad, and 99.99999% of their existence with me is nothing to do with work.
I still don't know what I'm going to do when I grow up. I look in the mirror and I'm horrified by how old I look, because I don't feel this old.
My wife and I could not have been more polar opposites.
- 5/11/2013
- by Tim Lewis
- The Guardian - Film News
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