"I was really, really, pleased. I hate watching myself. But I was kind of able to enjoy the film thanks to the direction, and obviously the story wand the script, and especially the cast. They kind of allowed me to sit back as if I wasn't in it. Again I cried...But, I'm not a wimp! DON'T PRINT THIS!"
"I like his curiosity and his loyalty. And his magic powers, too. He's so serious, but at the same time he can be very funny." (about his character Harry Potter)
"I was in the bath at the time and my dad came running in and said, 'Guess who they want to play Harry Potter?' And I started to cry. It was probably the best moment of my life."
Dan: "Carson Daly said to me “Look outside.” So I went out, and there was this girl with a huge plank saying “Nothing could come between me and Harry Potter....And she was wearing nothing but a towel!"
"I'm not clumsy, I'm just accident-prone."
"I read the first one when I was eight or nine. I'd never really liked reading any books, because I had a hard time sitting down and concentrating on a book. My friends were the real fanatics. I really enjoyed them but I wasn't really obsessed. But then I got the part and now, I am completely obsessed."
"People tell me I look mournful. They say, "Cheer up, Dan, it's not that bad!" Sometimes I just look into space, which freaks people out. If I was ever required to do anything other than look haunted, I could. I'm a happy person. Though I don't, like, dot my "I's" with hearts or anything - that would be too happy."