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Rupert Grint Quotes

People recognize me, call me Ron, and ask me questions. It’s really cool and weird as well.

– Rupert Grint

I am a really big Harry Potter fan and I’ve seen all the sets, I’ve lived Harry Potter and I don’t think it’s destroyed the books at all, I think it’s really spot on.

– Rupert Grint

I’d like to have the flying car, I think that’d be really cool.

– Rupert Grint

It’s always at the back of my mind that acting might come to an end for me when Harry Potter finishes. I don’t know if I’m good enough to have a long career. I’ve got a bit of an inferiority complex about my acting. My self-esteem is quite low in that sense.

– Rupert Grint

I’m shorter, I don’t have as many freckles as Ron, and I can’t do magic.

– Rupert Grint

We had a script reading, and that’s where we met J.K. Rowling, which was really exciting.

– Rupert Grint

Every time I come off-set, I am just like a normal kid again.

– Rupert Grint

Well, before I knew there was going to be a film. I was the biggest Harry Potter fan. I read all the books.

– Rupert Grint

I went out with people, but never anything too serious. It wasn’t that easy. Now it’s something I’m really looking forward to.

– Rupert Grint

I’ve known Emma Watson since she was 9, we’ve watched each other grow up, formed this sort of brother/sister bond, and suddenly I’m leaning in to kiss her. Well, it felt completely wrong… but, you know, you try to sink into the character and divorce yourself from it. We ended up laughing hysterically afterwards.

– Rupert Grint

I get recognised sometimes, and that’s really cool. I’ve tried certain disguises, but that doesn’t work.

– Rupert Grint

It’s not that I find it hard to meet girls – they do come up and chat me up from time to time. Sometimes I’m interested, I tend not to go for the prettier ones. I prefer the quirkier types.

– Rupert Grint

I’ve never fancied that footballer lifestyle. I suppose I could live that kind of flash life. People stereotype child actors and kind of expect you to go off the rails a bit, be a bit crazy, but that’s not really happened yet. I’ve got a big family so that helps, and they live really close to the studios so it’s just so much easier.

– Rupert Grint

We just started filming, and after every scene was shot, we had a rehearsal for the next one.

– Rupert Grint

I do, kind of, spend a lot. And just on stupid things. Because I don’t really know what to do. What are you supposed to do? Um. It just seems like way too much. We don’t deserve it, at all, for what we do.

– Rupert Grint

Ron was always my favorite character, because I feel like I relate to him, like we’ve both got red hair, we both like sweets, we’ve both got lots of brothers and sisters.

– Rupert Grint

After being in Harry Potter, I believe a bit more in magic than I did before.

– Rupert Grint

I was always a big fan of the books and over the years I’ve become quite attached to Ron and we’ve meshed into the same person, really.

– Rupert Grint

Being famous is wicked. But it’s better to be normal.

– Rupert Grint

I found out that you could audition by sending a picture of yourself and some information to Newsround.

– Rupert Grint

I want Ron to stand up to Malfoy and punish him.

– Rupert Grint

Leave home? It’s quite a scary thought. I’m not the most independent person and that’s the result. When you’re always surrounded by people it becomes quite normal.

– Rupert Grint

I’d like to levitate.

– Rupert Grint

But I like all the books. You’ve got to read them all to get the complete Harry Potter experience.

– Rupert Grint

So yes, I do want to try and keep things going if I can. I have a few things brewing… And if it doesn’t happen, I did buy an ice cream van a while ago. So I always have that to fall back on.

– Rupert Grint

In terms of filming, yes, it really does feel over now. There’s a real sense of freedom now. It’s a good time to finish, I think. As much as I’m going to miss it I’m ready to move on and do different things.

– Rupert Grint