VN: How has Harry changed since the last movie?
DR: "The leap from the second book to the third book is the biggest out of the whole series, because Harry is becoming a teenager now. That brings so many things with it: he's got angst, he's unsure of himself and he's generally really confused throughout the entire film."
VN: Was that a difficult transition for you?
DR: "It's actually quite good because Harry and I are about the same age at this point and we're going through the same things. When you are a teen you question the world a lot more than you do when you are nine or ten. And he's also starting to notice girls, which brings a huge amount of other stuff into it!"
VN: Is it strange to be associated with Harry all the time?
DR: "It is kind of weird: I've started to talk about Harry as if he's another person, like one of my friends. I don't take Harry with me when I stop filming, but you get people coming up all the time and asking about it so you are always reminded about it."
VN: Are you ever annoyed that people think you're him?
DR: "I don't think so. I've been playing Harry for three-and-a-half years now, so it would be completely pointless to be angry being associated with him. Such a huge amount of my life has gone into it."
VN: Do you see acting as your career now?
DR: "I really like doing it, and the actual work is fantastic. In a way I don't think of it as a career because it is too much fun, and everyone says jobs aren't supposed to be fun. I don't think about it that much - whatever happens, happens."
VN: So do you have a girlfriend yet?
DR: "No I don't. There are a load of girls that I really, really like but I haven't got a girlfriend as such. I get a lot of free time to relax, I get weekends off and there is six months this time between the films, so hopefully..."
Sandhya