I did enjoy theater. I actually do prefer making films and television, but it was a learning experience for me, because I got into television at 5 and film at 11, and theater was something I completely bypassed. Matthew Lewis More Quotes by Matthew Lewis More Quotes From Matthew Lewis I'm very much open to the possibilities. Matthew Lewis possibility The thing that inspires me about Daniel Radcliffe and the thing that I admire the most about him is that he's had a level of fame thrust upon him that's relatively unheard of. Matthew Lewis levelsfameinspire As an actor you really want to push yourself, and there's no better way than to do an intense drama. Matthew Lewis actorswantdrama Having done television, I was used to either being aware whether I got the part within the same day, or within two, three days max. Matthew Lewis threedonetwo My parents are proud of me being an actor. Matthew Lewis proudactorsparent I think as an actor you're always learning, you're always trying to experience more things. Matthew Lewis always-tryingactorsthinking I get too excited about football and rugby. Matthew Lewis rugbyexcitedfootball Michael Gambon telling filthy jokes and Alan Rickman talking about scrambled eggs, just really normal things, and yet they're these amazingly, superb, famous actors. I feel so privileged to have been around them on the set of Harry Potter. Matthew Lewis superbjokesfilthy The great thing as an actor is that I don't know what my agent is going to call me with next. Matthew Lewis agentsnextactors Leeds is quite laid-back. Matthew Lewis leedslaid-back It's always been my dream to be in a war film. Matthew Lewis filmdreamwar Alan Rickman, who was mentored me a lot. He was very keen to offer his opinions on stuff. Not in a pretentious way. Not in a patronizing way. Matthew Lewis patronizingpretentiousopinion I'm very self-conscious as an actor, with performances and things, and I don't like watching my own stuff. Matthew Lewis actorsselfstuff I'm very professional. Matthew Lewis I'm not a big fan of people knowing too much about me. Matthew Lewis fansknowingpeople At that age, filming Harry Potter, I never contemplated. I just went in there and did my acting. I never thought, "What's the character actually feeling here? What's he trying to get across?" And never looked at it from that classically trained actor's point of view. And so when Jason Isaacs started throwing up these ideas, I thought, "Whoa. What an interesting way to look at acting." Which is why, again, I would do theater. Matthew Lewis feelingscharacterinteresting I never went to drama school. Matthew Lewis dramaschool You know, girls in general are scarier than Voldemort. Matthew Lewis girlknows If someone wants to employ me, whoever wants to employ me, I'll go and do that. I just want to work. Matthew Lewis ifswant You hear about all the great British thespians doing stuff on the West End and that kind of thing, and I missed out on that. Alan Rickman actually suggested to me that I should try it. And I thought, "Geez, I really don't want to do that." But he must have recommended it for a reason, so when an opportunity came up, I took it. And it was tough. It was hard! But by the end of it, I absolutely loved it. Matthew Lewis toughopportunitytrying
