In a phone interview with the
New Jersey Star Ledger Tom Felton talks about how he prepared for his role as Draco Malfoy in
Half-Blood Prince, what it's been like changing directors every few films and how he hasn't been fishing much lately.
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Q. How was the experience for you, making such a transition from the last film?
I was very nervous because it was really the first time that the director was calling me in for rehearsals, and I had one-to-one talks with Michael Gambon (who plays Dumbledore). I was exceptionally nervous thinking that I'm going to make an absolute fool of myself.
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Q. With David Yates, you have a director who's been on board for a few of the installments, as opposed to earlier on, when the director was changing from film to film.
I saw it as quite exciting to change directors. All of them were very good with young people, so it was never like they were scary. We were blessed with the first ones -- Chris Columbus, you couldn't pick anyone better to direct children. He really knows how to get into the minds of kids, and he never raises his voice. Changing directors was exciting, especially on a cultural level. There's such a big difference from Chris Columbus, who is obviously an American, to Alfonso (Cuaron), and then you had the British input from Mike Newell.
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Q. I've been reading about your carp fishing tournament in New York.
Yeah. I haven't been fishing for a few years. That's something that I did a lot more as a child. I'm quite heavy into music at the moment and I have a girlfriend as well, so that doesn't leave much time to get the old rods out.
Q. Your girlfriend doesn't fish?
No. She's been begging me to take her.