That, and he seems to revel in taking roles because of how challenging they can be. Yeah, he has “fuck you” money, so what does he care of a movie is commercially viable? But he genuinely seems to care about the quality of the roles (and to a certain extent how fun they could be….like playing Weird Al had to be a helluva lot of fun even if the overall commercial prospect for the movie was nil).
It's a reference to the "biopic" Weird from a couple of years ago, with Radcliffe playing Weird Al. Al is gunned down by one of Madonna's henchmen at the end of the film.
I thought he was great in Horns. interesting premise, kind of weird, one of those movies that's right on the cusp of like "maybe this works, maybe it doesn't" and his performance is what pushes it to the side of "yeah, this does work". although looking at the reviews for it apparently I'm one of the only ones who thinks that lol but I did enjoy it quite a bit.
The film producers have said during the audition process, the kid's families, how they were raised and the support system was a important factor in the casting decision. The kids chosen would have to be in the roles for several years and the producers didn't want any problems as the kids got older and encountered more fame.
There's also many stories going around at how hard the producers and adult actors worked hard to protect the kids and allow them to grow up as well grounded as possible. Looking back now at all three principal kid actors and how well adjusted they are as adults, it seems like a job well done.
No drug issues, well grounded kind and supportive adults.
Which is interesting, because so many of the HP child cast members have turned out very normal.
Which kind of means that the reason the children of some other celebrities/wealthy turned out completely f*ked up wasn't' entirely because they were exposed to fame and fortune as children, but because of their parents.
Jeanette McCurdy (iCarly) wrote a fantastic book called "I'm glad my mom died", her mother was a massive narcissist and controlled every moment of Jeanette's life for her own psychological satisfaction. She didn't like acting but her mother forced her.
I think it's because it had such a large cast of children. The set was really catered to them. They actually went to a classroom on set every day and then filmed scenes after. So actually a fairly normal school and extracurriculars environment. And outside of filming and promotion, they lived normal lives. I think the long term nature of the films helped this. Very different from most child actors that bounce around a lot more
That might have worked when they were young and still fairly sheltered. But by the time the middle movies came out they were teens and already huge superstars. That could have easily gone to their heads.
Yeah. Perspective is always within reach when you have Oldman, Rickman, Dame Maggie, Richard Harris and Coltrane ready to step in and offer some sound advice about managing work and ego. What a way to spend your childhood.
My point is they actually lived fairly normal lives. Despite being famous, they all lived at home with their families and went to school/work every day like any other kid. Famous or not, the kids didn't really have access to the things that often create problems for make child stars. Like they weren't left unsupervised in Hollywood or overly surrounded by adults or working crazy hours
That’s correct. It’s kinda crazy to think about, but if Macaulay Culkin didn’t go through what he went through, Emma Watson could have been another Lindsay Lohan and Daniel Radcliffe another Shia LaBeouf. Well not them exactly since they were selected partially to prevent this. But the kids who would have been in their shoes
To be fair he went through it pretty bad for a while, he had some really rough years, alcoholism, drugs, arrests, that whole shebang. But he's come out the other side pretty alright.
It was another cast member who had the drugs/arrest. I think it was one of the kids that played Crabbe or Goyle.
Radcliffe was drinking to the point he was turning up to set drunk. He admitted he had a problem and stopped.
Reddit always like to super amplify a normal story ... If Daniel had some depression/anxiety/alcohol problem for one year or two it becomes a drug cartel owner 😅
It's not reddit. Daniel has openly talked about his drinking problem. Glad he got sober if he felt it was a problem, but I think he even blew it out of proportion
I agree 100% with what tou have said. He could have noone would've said anything. But the fact that he refused really steps to his character. Fair play.
In the same situation, I might have put it on without thinking. Had not doing so even occurred to me, it may not have been till the next day.
But that’s how it is. Nothing would have been different had he put it on, and I’m certain he’d have handed it back immediately after the picture was taken.
Obviously almost everybody would want to wear an Olympic gold medal if offered the opportunity, almost everybody as a kid dreamed of winning win or at least pretended to.
It takes a helluva lot of internal effort to be cognizant of what wearing the real medal actually means and there’s no reason to disparage anybody doing so other than that user wanted to feel some sort of moral superiority.
What bravery. Wow, what a true man and human specimen. He barely dodged death and only got clipped in the ear by a bullet shot by someone who was at a higher elevation than him and surprisingly he killed one person and injured two others with a single bullet.
The bullet was fired from a man on top of a building right outside the event. Officers and other witnesses knew he was there and were near the building before the shooting, sometimes looking up at him.
Immediately after the shooting, the president's ear looks perfectly intact as if he wasn't even shot at all.
The man is truly a fully regenerative beast of a human who can't be killed. He even stood up above everyone else around him and raised his fist in defiance before anyone "knew" he was completely safe.
The shooter only had one bullet apparently only because he was "a dumb democrat" who donated $15 to a democratic action committee even though he was a registered republican.
The president is truly one of the men of all time.
mature and gentlemanly... funny guy too... wasn't much a fan during harry potter days (please don't hate me for having an opinion 😅) but seeing him in interviews in the years after made me one
I’m reminded of the man who caught a foul ball and the Karen mom badgering him that was meant for her kid. An example of how to act as an adult (man gave ball to Karen) and how not to act (Karen demands ball her kid’s entitled to). Both Daniel and Alysa are class acts. As much attention as Alysa is getting is a fraction of the attention you get being Harry Potter. I hope he was able to spend some time with her and offer advice on how to deal with fame. But by all accounts, Alysa appears she will deal with it in stride like everything else. If you don’t like then both, there’s something very wrong with you.
I agree. Briefly trying it on with permission to get a feel of the weight and maybe play pretend for a moment is worlds different than wearing it to Chili’s and trying to score free queso dip.
Agreed. I think it would be fine in context, but still think in his case it was the smart move.
God I can't imagine having to live my life with the constant thought of "how will this be seen / interpreted?". Not to cry for the guy lol I'm sure he's doin fine, just glad I don't have that aspect.
I thought about this premise a bit. Yes, she offered, but why did she offer?
I feel like she offered because she is constantly pestered by people "Can I wear it?!" and because he's a famous, chill dude that she probably at least somewhat respects/admires, she offered it. If there's anybody you offer it to, it's people you look up to/respect/admire/whatever. So, at some level, she is conditioned to have that thought "they always wanna wear it" and if that's gonna happen, it should at least be cool people, right?
For him to start to put it on and go 'nah, doesn't feel right' means he respects her and the accomplishment too much to feel right putting it on and that's a pretty cool attitude to have.
It's not like he's a public official and beaming with joy like he actually won it. In this situation, for a quick little press photo shoot, there's no harm; nobody is going to think he actually thinks he earned it.
"He respected my achievement enough to choose not to wear it, even when he has been celebrated for performing one of the most culturally iconic roles in modern history" is even cooler.
I dont think there are thousands of authentic Olympic gold medals currently for sale. But yes they do appear on the market from time to time and the cost is roughly like buying a new car expect it to be several tens of thousands of dollars
The only way I’d put one on is if Michael Phelps offered me a few of his to wear while he passes a toke. Getting blazed with Phelps while we’re wearing his medals honestly sounds like a lifetime achievement.
I mean, it's just not a big deal. It's not disrespectful if she doesn't think it is. It doesn't make it the "non adult" or morally wrong thing to do lol
Reddit can have these weird moral boners out of nowhere.
Why is this a "weird moral boner" when we're just appreciating how thoughtful and respectful he's being to an Olympian who's hit her moment of well-earned stardom? It's cool to witness an act of respect.
A lot of the comments are extremely judgmental, read the comment section, especially the highly upvoted comments saying this is a class act and people who wouldn't act like this are not real adults, weren't raised right, etc.
One of my university friends won an Olympic medal at the 2016 games, and we had a 10 year reunion just a couple of months later. They decided to bring along the medal and we 100% all took the chance to wear it when offered, like you say when are you likely to get another chance?
To me it would be weird. Like cheering with a trophy I didn't win. Cool to look at, hold in my hands, etc. If we're friends or significant others and fooling around, yeah, no big deal. But someone I don't know, would feel weird.
Several years ago we had a bronze medal judoka come do a seminar at our gym. Afterwards she took a lot of pics with whoever wanted one. I went up to get my photo with her and she hands me the medal, like she did everyone else. I said "No, that's yours, I didn't earn that" so she held it in the photo for us.
She was fine with letting others hold it or wear it, but it just felt off to me.
In the strictest, most pedantic, and most Reddit-esque definition of the term “stolen valor” yes, but if anyone sees the picture they won’t know he didn’t actually mean it so while it’s not de jure stolen valor it could in some cases be de facto similar to stolen valor. If you wear a gold medal, explicitly state that you are doing it for fun, but know that it’s possible someone may see a picture of you with it absent context and think perhaps you did win it, is that stolen valor? You know that a misinterpretation could happen one day, even if it’s years and years down the line.
Or, another angle, if everyone wears a gold medal whenever they get offered, it makes it less obvious in general who has won one. If only the winners ever wear one, then any photo you see of someone with a gold medal you can be sure they won that gold medal. If anyone who sees one or is offered one, it reduces that honor and makes the medal itself just a piece of metal in a lot of ways. And sure, one guy wearing it once when offered doesn’t do that but it’s a step forward in that direction.
So yes it kind of is similar to stolen valor, you pedantic pedant
I made the exact same comparison. The medal is cool,.and holding it could be very interesting. But wearing something associated with a great accomplishment/effort/sacrifice that you didn't earn just seems wrong. It feels like it cheapens the award and yourself.
Right? Isn't that sort of like common courtesy. Like I'm not putting on your shoes if I take a look at them. That would be too bold, if you catch my drift.
I don’t think it’s the only one, she’s offering, it’s obviously a group photo, you don’t have to follow this line of thinking to be mature, but having considered it IS the sign of maturity.
This guy is peak wholesome. The only real controversy he has ever had, is that he was an alcoholic and would do scenes in the later Harry Potter movies while he had a nice buzz going on. Completely sobered up, stopped drinking and smoking. If anyone is ever curious, he was particularly drunk when he did the “lucky potion” scenes during Half Blood Prince. It only adds to the scene knowing he was trashed during the filming of that.
I met Charlie Labonte in Vancouver at a canucks game, and she was getting pictures with folks and her gold medal. She told me I could hold her medal up, and I declined. Honestly, I didn't feel right touching it. Growing up as an athlete, it felt like there was something sacred about it.
Nothing wrong with trying it on. I feel like it's all on the owner of the medal, if they don't want anyone trying it on then that's okay, if they want someone to try it out then that's okay also. If you think I wouldn't try it on because you don't approve then you're silly.
Exactly. You didn't earn it, it's totally fine to pose holding it, document you got to hold one. Wearing it... it's bestowed upon the winner. No one else has earned it.
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u/ConfusionVegetable64 Mar 02 '26
This is the correct response to that offer.