In real life, the actor who played The Boy Who Lived is The Boy Who Is So Convincing, He Can Make Us Believe Anything. The title we have bestowed on Daniel Radcliffe doesn't roll off the tongue quite like JKR's, but it is the absolute truth. See below.
1 On his true self.
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"I thought I was an actor playing a wizard, but really, I was a wizard playing an actor."
2 On Harry's famous glasses.
Sure, Harry was a teenager who needed to express himself after all.
3 On Harry vs. vampires.
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Sorry, Edward and Bella.
4 On Harry's post-Voldemort life.
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Careful now, you don't want to receive a Howler from a certain redhead.
5 On his long hair.
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We can't tell if he's kidding and we're a little grossed out.
6 On kids.
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The laughing, nodding girl behind him = all of us.
7 On Muggles.
He takes it back—he was just kidding!
Watch Daniel reveal more truth bombs in Victor Frankenstein, the classic story re-imagined and told from his character Igor’s perspective. Daniel stars with James McAvoy as Frankenstein. The movie is now showing in cinemas.