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03-12-2007, 09:08 PM
| | |  Maggie Smith on Professor McGonagall
There is a new interview online with Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall), where she briefly mentions her role in the Harry Potter films. In this feature from The Evening Standard, the Academy Award winning actress quipped that the role is "Miss Jean Brodie in a wizard's hat," and says that Sorcerer's Stone is her favorite of the movies. Quote:
Her characteristic blend of piercing wit leavened with sudden shafts of sadness has made her a prime exponent of Alan Bennett, but film roles no longer challenge her. Which of the Harry Potter films, in which she plays Professor McGonagall - "Miss Jean Brodie in a wizard's hat" - does she like most?
"Is it five, now? I seem to be doing less and less. I liked the first one when I changed from a cat. The thing is, as I get older, the film roles seem to get smaller."
Smith will be seen again as Professor McGonagall in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. She is also set to open in a play in London, The Lady from Dubuque, but that has been delayed by a few days, while she recovers from a bout of the flu.
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Great interview!
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I love Maggie Smith.... I've always found her to be a great actress
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She should get more in OotP though. She's awesome! 
Who's Jean Brodie? o.O
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Very good interview. It's really a pity that we see her less and less in the HP films.
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Aww... that's kind of sad. I like Professor McGonagall, I don't want her part to get smaller. And I hope she feels better...  | |
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Great interview. Her part in HP does seem to be getting smaller, which is a shame. | |
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Wow that's great, I'm happy for her!!!!
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I like her, i hope she gets better soon. She also needs bigger roles!
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Cool interveiw. I've always like Maggie Smith espically in Hook and David Copperfield. She dose good and all that she dose.
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That's nice interview.
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Great interview.I hope she stays for the next 2 movies she the best McGonagall =)
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Awsome, I have always loved Maggie Smith! I really hope she stays for the last two films.
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aww...I really enjoy watching Maggie Smith as Professor Mg it makes me sad that she dosen't get as much screen time, she is super talented!
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I love Maggie Smith
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Great Interview! I hope she gets better soon, and I too loved her most in SS and CoS.  She is total love. | |
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I hope she feels better soon and I agree that her film-time needs to be more as she is such an amazing actress!
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great interview! Maggie Smith is one of my favorite actresses.
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That does seem to be true, actually.... hope she gets better from the flu soon.
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