Interesting facts: Was banned from China because of his role in Seven Years in Tibet. Has been a vegetarian. Has
signs that say "No Muggles Allowed" and "Quiddich Played Here" in his garden. Was up for the role of Stephen in
Master and Commander (played by his co-star in Gangster no.1, Paul Bettany). Was a singer and a guitarist in a band called Door 66 before becoming an actor.
"I’m in the fifth one, so I’m reading the book now. You know he’s not a werewolf don’t you? He’s actually a cat!"
"So I put my coat on, and went out and queued up with the kids and parents, and stood in the corner of the bookshop, and a few pages in, I saw Lupin's name in the present tense and I was like, "yes!". The guy in the counter was looking at me, but I didn't care, and I flicked to the back to see if I was still in it. And the guy says, 'are you checking to see who dies?'. He was most indignant. I'm like, 'No'. And he goes 'Yes you are!'. Then I saw more Lupin near the end and I walked out of there a happy man."
About what's going to happen in books 6 and 7: "Well I am afraid that I am going to die, because I have just put a down payment on a house. -- I met JK Rowling the other night for the first time, and I was very nice to her and bought her a drink."
"I'm playing Professor [Lupin] in the next Harry Potter film. It's a great thing to do after this, because I know it'll get seen and I've got loads of kiddie friends. If you say, 'You'll never guess what I'm doing,' and tell them, they start screaming. And then you tell them, 'You can come to the set and meet Harry Potter,' and they get short of breath. It's worth it just for that."
"Two weeks ago I was in a pink leotard being smeared with Nivea by three old men."
"'Yeah, this project is really exciting, we're having a great time. And it's a brilliant film because of this, this and this.' And you end up eating your words. It turns out not to be such a brilliant film for whatever reasons, but then they show these interviews when the film's released, and you're saying it's a wonderful film and then they cut back to the studio and the critics say it's a pile of shit. 'But I didn't know! I was in the middle of making the fucking thing!'"
