Dateline NBC's special Harry Potter: the Final Chapter featured interviews with J.K. Rowling, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Daniel. 

Below the quotes from Daniel.

You know, you get a sense of it at the premieres.  Because you see all the fans there.  And you think, "These guys really love it."  But equally, you think this stretches way beyond these guys.  Because it's not just a superficial thing.  Harry's a character that's worked his way into the collective consciousness of millions of people of all ages around the world.

I had read the first two, and after I got the part, I obviously thought well, I must read these, obviously. And-- and I did, and just loved them.  And, you know, I'm sort of a case in point, really, of somebody who didn't really read at all, and-- and read the Harry Potter books and then have now, from then on, been devouring as much literature as I possibly can-- which is, I think, the effect they've had on everybody.

It is a phenomenon.  I think it's partly to do with the character of Harry … It's just the most amazing kind of storytelling in that it just drags you in from the first page, you know.  It's one of the things where you just say, "All right.  Well, I'll-- I'll-- I'll read another chapter and then I'll stop."  And you-- you get to the last page of that chapter and think, "I'll go at-- okay, I'll just read the next one."  So, it's totally compulsive...

On J.K. Rowling:

Jo's always been totally lovely to me and to all of us. She's really supportive.  And-- and if you ask for advice, she'll give it.  But she would never, you know, force it on you, because she has a-- a lo-- a-- a great understanding that the films are one thing and that the books are another.

source: nbcnews.com

I'm now back from my holiday and there is some news: Below you see Daniel featured in OK magazine with photos by Dennys Ilic (thanks for the heads up Dennys!) in promotion of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Photo: Dennys Ilic

Ariana Grande has uploaded this video on her YouTube Channel after she met Daniel Radcliffe, which you can view below. Edit: she has deleted the video.

Entertainment Weekly interview in promotion of December Boys.

Contains a Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows spoiler alert for all of you who plan to read the book but haven't yet. Read more at ew.com.

There was a picture that circulated this week, of you in a cap, holding a copy of Deathly Hallows…
DANIEL RADCLIFFE: Oh, yes. I think it was probably at Lord’s Cricket Ground [in St. John’s Wood, London]. Which was a great day. That wasn’t actually my copy. A guy had asked me to sign it, and of course, somebody took a photo. It looked like I was about to start reading. So that became, The moment when Harry Potter started reading.

Via SBS 6 Shownieuws: Achter de schermen bij Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix met Viktor Brand. Videos via viktor-brand.nl.

On his 18th birthday (Happy Birthday Daniel!) Daniel watched the England test match against India at Lord's cricket ground today and did an interview with BBC Radio 5 live's Jonathan Agnew from the Test Match Special during the lunch. You can listen here. And there's also this photo taken by Philip Brown.

Update: 9th April 2020. Listen to the interview on BBC Sounds, available for over a year.
Update: 23rd July 2020. A photo shared by Wisden Cricket on Facebook.

Daniel was in Australia working when the 2006/2007 Ashes took place down under and he told Aggers it was Paul Collingwood's double century in Adelaide that got him hooked. "It was the celebration when he got to his 200, it was so impassioned. He gave a cry out when he did it - so emotional, almost primeval and a bit scary but really inspirational".

Daniel said he was stirred into patriotism by the constant Australian gloating about the series - as an Englishman down under he thought it was his duty to get behind the England side no matter how badly they were doing.

The 18-year-old is mostly used to giving out autographs - but he admitted he queued with other cricket fans to get signatures from Andrew Strauss and Sachin Tendulkar. It was ironic that when Strauss found out Daniel was going to be joining us at lunch he asked Aggers to get a Harry Potter book signed for his child!

Strauss has also featured in a recent nightmare that Daniel suffered. "I was telling people in a recent interview that I had a dream that Andrew Strauss was chasing me with a cricket bat. It was during the West Indies series when Andrew wasn't doing too well and an Australian who was listening in piped up and said 'I wouldn't worry about Strauss, if he had a swing at you at the moment he'd probably miss!'"

Anyway, it was a pleasure to have Daniel on TMS - he told us he is a big fan of the programme and we presented him with a TMS 50 year anniversary signed book and of course a TMS birthday cake.
He later spent some time in the England dressing room meeting the players - and this time he didn't have to wait for a signature from Strauss.

And no, he didn't run after him with his bat!

source: bbc.co.uk
Photos: Getty Images

Another press junket for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Warner Bros. has released the US trailer for December Boys.

The Wall Street Journal Online interview in promotion of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

"Am I talking too fast?” It’s a kindness in Daniel Radcliffe to ask, and the answer is no"

"Mr. Radcliffe has long been going out of his way to assert his identity as distinct from Harry Potter’s. Yet this speech, delivered at this moment in his career, with the particular sparkle in his eyes, feels like the actor’s personal pledge never to stop striving to perfect his craft."

To read more, click here. or here.

source: wsj.com

I did send the Birthday Project to Daniel. Here some photos. Now it's hoping for a reply. To all of you who joined: thank you.

Rotten Tomatoes UK talked with Daniel, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in promotion of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

RT-UK: Daniel; Harry gets angry in this film, did it make him more challenging to play without alienating the audience and making him unsympathetic?
Daniel Radcliffe: Very good question; that was the overwhelming response to this book, a lot of people said that they didn’t like Harry because they disliked how angry he was. I talked to Jo Rowling about that and she just said, well, frankly, if people say they don’t understand why Harry is angry in the book then they don’t understand what he’s been through in the past five years; he has a right to be angry.

But I think you’re right, for me it was possibly just as interesting to play the more reflective side of the anger and where it comes from; the loneliness, and feeling misunderstood by everyone, rather than the out-and-out shouting that people might have interpreted was what was in the book.

Read more at rottentomatoes.com

Moviefone's Unscripted with Daniel, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in promotion of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Daniel Radcliffe on CNN Showbiz Tonight promoting Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and also talks about Equus.

Interview with Daniel on Extra in promotion of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. He also talks about the Hand, Foot, Wand ceremony, Equus and more.

Below some photos from the Hand, Foot Wand ceremony at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre which were provided to Daniel J Radcliffe Holland with thanks to WhiteDove. 



Photos: MySpace/WhiteDove

Daniel promoted Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. You can view the video and download it (Quicktime) via hpana.com: part 1 | part 2.

"Very very cool...the most entertaining [band]...they're great"
- Daniel Radcliffe on Art Brut, to Conan O'Brien

Photos by Dana Edelson/NBC (not online available anymore)

Photoshoot from The Observer in promotion of Equus. Photos by Harry Borden at Getty Images.

Entertainment Weekly interview in promotion of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. but he also talks about Equus. Read more here.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You’re five-sevenths of the way toward journeying from childhood to adulthood onscreen. It’s like the whole world gets to see your home movies.
DANIEL RADCLIFFE: I saw a bunch of continuity photos from the first film recently. I looked at all of us, and it was quite incredible. We’ve changed so much, it’s unreal.

Is it hard to watch yourself in the Potter films?
I was 11 [when I started]. And I’m not going to look back on it and say I’m not proud of it, ’cause I am. But it’s like seeing baby photos of yourself. It’s always a bit embarrassing.

In all of movie history, the only other comparable arc that comes to mind is Jean-Pierre Léaud. He played an adolescent named Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut’s autobiographical film The 400 Blows, and then starred in several more movies as a grown-up Doinel over the next 20 years. Have you seen those?
The only one I’ve seen is The 400 Blows. Funny enough, I was asked to see that by Alfonso Cuarón, when he directed the third Harry Potter film. As a reference for Harry and his angst.

source: ew.com

Daniel on Live! with Regis and Kelly in promotion of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Daniel attended The Today Show where he ofcourse promoted Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix. Photos at apimages.com.

Daniel on Larry King Live (CNN) where he promoted Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. You can watch the show via these Quicktime links via hpana.com: part 1 | part 2 | part 3

source: cnn.com

Daniel promoted Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on Fuse's The Sauce.



Photos: Getty Images

ITV UK's Ben Shephard takes you behind the scenes of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Harry Potter Behind the Magic.

SBT Brazil's Marcelo Torres takes you behind the scenes of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Harry Potter Behind the Magic.

HBO's look behind the scenes of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Harry Potter Behind the Magic.

Daniel promoting Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. There is no video available right now. View photos at Getty Images.

 Details magazine interview. Photos by Steven Klein.

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson were honoured for their achievements in the Harry Potter film series (and currently promoting Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) by having their hands, feet and wands imprinted in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, LA. Then there are also some photos Daniel J Radcliffe Holland received from a fan.

Daniel on Vivo TV where he talked about Equus. Photos on Flickr.

Today was the LA premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at the Grauman Chinese Theatre.

Update: 24th January 2008. Ace of Cakes.
Update: 23rd December 2008. Mugglenet.com.
Update: 3rd November 2014. Harrypotterfanzone.com video.
Update: 24th March 2016. Hollywood.com archive video.

Kids Wish Network has made some fans happy by making their wish come true through the years while they could visit the stars at the HP premieres. To start with the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban premiere in NY, where Alexandra (suffering from spina bifida and hydrocephalus.) got to meet Daniel.

But also at the Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix L.A. premiere which took place 8th July 2007 in NY, where Diana, (who is diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) could meet Daniel and the other stars. Kids Wish Network is a nationally recognized non-profit organization dedicated to infusing hope, creating happy memories, and improving the quality of life for children.

Prisoner of Azkaban (2004): no photos now

Order of the Phoenix (2007):


source: starwishes.org

E! News interview I told you earlier about. With some new photos of Daniel from the upcoming Details magazine. Photos by Steven Klein.

Daniel talked with CBBC Newround's Lizo Mzimba about Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Japanese Harry Potter (ハリーポッター) and the Order of the Phoenix press junket interview from  TV show The Wide (The ワイド) in Tokyo, Japan which took place on the same day as the press conference and photocall.

HBO First Look Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Furfilling a prophecy aired on 3rd July 2007.

Update: 16th July 2007. Cinescape.
Update: 13th June 2011. The Celeb Factory.
Update: 28 juni 2020. Filmward (België).

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Ben Lovett, of Madame Tussauds London, said:

"With his 18th birthday around the corner and stage roles like Equus under his belt, Daniel has become a young British acting force to be reckoned with. "It's been great for the studio's sculptors to recreate someone who we've all watched growing up on the big screen."

Dan, who was unable to sit for the process, has not seen the wax figure and Colin Jackman, one of the two sculptors who took several weeks to make the life-size model, said:

"We had a lot of research from photos and film footage. Most times,celebrities will sit, but in this case, it did not happen"

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