- In an interview with The Sunday Times, Rupert Grint said that fame is the one topic he and fellow Harry Potter stars Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe never talk about.
- Grint said: “Potter happened at such a young age and I found it difficult to deal with the fame of the matter.”
- Grint said he was often “driven by the idea of stepping away from acting,” and “becoming a father” heightened feelings.
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Rupert Grint said fame is the only topic he and his former Harry Potters costers Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe never talk about.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Grint discussed how he found paternity after the birth of his daughter, Wednesday, in May 2020.
Grint, who currently stars in Apple TV’s horror series ‘Servant’, told The Times that, despite loving the role, he “always threatened with the idea of stepping away from acting”.
Grint said: “Becoming a father has heightened feelings. Don’t get me wrong, I like working on ‘Servant’ and feel very comfortable in a TV environment,” Grint said. said.
“But Potter happened at such a young age and I found it hard to handle the fame of things. If I ever saw Dan [Radcliffe] of Emma [Watson], fame is the one thing we never talk about. ‘
Grint went on to talk about the level of fame he, Radcliffe and Watson have, thanks to ‘Potter’, and says although he would not compare them to The Beatles, he thinks the three of them experienced ‘a little bit’. of the level of intense fame the Beatles had.
“I’m eternally grateful to the Potter fans and never refuse a selfie, but I sometimes miss my anonymity,” Grint said. “Finally, I allowed myself to wear a mask. I was thinking of having one with Dan’s face on it. ‘
The actor, who recently said he gained a ‘bad reputation’ while performing on ‘Potter’ when he could not stop laughing during Dumbledore’s funeral scene, touched on what kind of path he would take if he ever did dive and walk away from acting. Grint seems to be a big fan of carpentry and construction.
“Before locking up, I always hung out at B&Q and bought more tools. And I just started my own miniature pottery production line. When I get slack on Wednesday, I throw clay on my wheel and make small jugs and bowls.”
Grint, Radcliffe, Watson may not have much time to hang out with their busy schedule, but Radcliffe did take the time to send a congratulatory text message to Grint when his daughter was born. Radcliffe told Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live”: “It’s very strange to me to think that we’re all at the age where we have children, but we certainly are.”