| Jon: So what did they ask you to do at the audition? Did they ask how you would use a wand or what you would do, presumably, I imagine some sort of wand-based technique! Wingardium Leviosa! Dan: Yeah, I actually remember Chris Columbus, who directed the first film, cracking an egg onto the script… looking back I have no idea what relevance that had! Jon: Was he hungry? Do you think he brought it in on purpose? Dan: Yeah, maybe he brought it in to sort of throw me and see how I reacted Jon: So he got an egg out…? Dan: Yeah and he cracked it… I'm sure it was for a good reason, it might have been something to do with the scene where we're in Hagrid's hut and there's a dragon egg. It's something to do with that, I don't know what. But then in the end, I think it was partly out of desperation and partly of being – being – being… not an attention seeker but something along those lines, and I played the Match of the Day theme tune on my cheeks, slapping my hands. A bit like a primitive version of playing the spoons! Jon: (blank look) I'm finding this quite hard to follow. First there was an egg, then you played match of the day on your cheeks? Dan: Yes, it was in that order! Jon: Have you been doing art recently? Sniffing some fumes… Dan: But Chris Columbus… (starts to laugh) sorry I was just thinking about the egg thing! Chris Columbus then said to me "If that doesn't get you the part, nothing will!", and it did! Jon: So you think that's what swung it for you? Dan: JK Rowling saw that and thought "That's my Harry". |
| Jon: I thought Hermione got married to Harry in the end, isn't that what they told you? Dan: No! Have you not been watching the films?! It's like… her and… Ron! Jon: Listen up son, listen, that's just, the ladies play hard-to-get for a while, but then they come round! Dan: What about Ron then? Jon: Who cares? The film isn't called "Ron and the Goblet of Fire", is it? He's a lovely bloke, but we're not as interested as you in the old zip-zip, leviosa… wingardium… zap Voldemort… ooh Voldemort. (Dan is giggling) What are you laughing at?! Dan: I'm sorry… but you're funny! You're funny! In a good way! Jon: I wasn't trying to be funny; I was trying to be serious! Dan: (still giggling) That's what's funny! No it's great, it's fun! Jon: You know I could send you to bed. You know your dad said I could do that if you got out of line. |