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Old 11-21-2008, 03:25 AM
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Daniel Radcliffe was recently interviewed about some of his favourite works of literature and how they have helped him play Harry Potter in the films based on the books:

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"I bought a copy of John Keats' complete poems, and it's a book I take with me everywhere. You don't always have to understand what he's saying. Someone said that you could open a volume [of his] at any page, and you're confronted with the most beautiful, luscious use of language of any poet!"

Books, says the sprightly British 19-year-old - who's giving a critically acclaimed (and briefly nude) performance in Broadway's "Equus" - are "an amazing resource" for a young actor: "If you're playing a character like Harry, you're acting [in] situations you've never approached in your own life," he says, reasonably. "You can draw on characters from literature to help."
Dan specifically gives his personal take on some classic and contemporary pieces of literature:

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The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
I was the only person in my English class who really liked it. Even my teacher wasn't a fan. But it's one of my favorite books of all time.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

Hilarious! It's one of the few books that made me laugh out loud. I'd seen the film and the ending isn't the best, but I'm hardly one to criticize the adaptation of books into movies.

Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
You can't get more English than P.G. Wodehouse. I'm a bit homesick, and it's a nice piece of home.

Velocities by Stephen Dobyns

A person on the street gave me the book because she heard I liked poetry. She [said] that he steps into a moment and really examines it. Modern poetry I often struggle with, but this is fantastic, really great stuff. It's kind of blank verse - marvelous, actually.
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That's awesome, Dan's so cool! Thanks

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I love his comment about book/movie adaptations!!! Dan is so great!
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Hmm I shall have to read these =)
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He is great!! The old man and the sea is great!! And his comment of the films adapted from books make me laugh!!
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Aww, I like Keats too. And I'm glad to find that he's into literature =)
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Dan is becoming to be a very learned individual. Good for him.
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Dan's grown with Harry...
I admire him for that..
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but I'm hardly one to criticize the adaptation of books into movies.
i love him!!! just for saying that!! XD!
And, wow! its so awsome he is interested in all that stuff!! Poetry isnt really my fave kind of art, but its great that he is interested in it so much! maybe someday we'll see an artistic movie from this interest of his?
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...Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas gave me nightmares Ohhh Dan. Always full of tricks
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I read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, like, 15 years ago. It was completely insane.
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I had to read The Old man and the Sea for English last year. It was alright.

I love Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas! The film version, however, made me feel like I was on some sort of acid trip.
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It's nice that he likes things like poetry. I was kinda hoping he would say he likes the Lord of the Rings though.
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hm..cool. I have like never read poetry.

i'ts so annoying when the ads on the side block the words and you cant see what it says!
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