Matthew Lewis

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

“I get recognized now and again, but the paparazzi aren't following me around.”

“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.”

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

“I wasn't attractive when I was growing up, and I don't think I am now.”

“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 live in Leeds, which is about 200 miles north of London, and I get to go and do all the 'Harry Potter' stuff and make great films and be part of this wonderful thing all around the world, and then I get to go home and chill out with my friends in Leeds and go watch the football and go to the pub.”

“Leeds is quite laid-back.”

“I never went to drama school.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“I was nervous. I was thinking, 'Gee, he's Ralph Fiennes. What an amazing actor, and I can have this scene with him.' But I enjoyed it, you know. That's what I got into acting to do - to push myself and see if I can do these things.”

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

“You don't have to be a Brad Pitt look-alike hero just to be courageous and help out your friends and come through when it really matters. I think everyone can sort of relate to that in some way, particularly back to people's school days.”

“I'm very professional.”

“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.”

“With 'Verdict' I was away for six months, touring, with a week in each town. I did not really enjoy that aspect of it.”

“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.”