'One time we were messing about, Brad (Pitt) and the boys. It's like the boy's club.
George would stick his head out, we'd all hear the screams and then he'd say, 'OK Robbie, it's your turn now,' and I'd go, 'Yeah, funny man'.
'But at the premiere last weekend, there were all these screaming female fans and I was just thinking, 'I wish George was here and could see me getting out of a car to all the screaming.' Whoops and screams notwithstanding, the heavyweight star, originally from Rutherglen in Glasgow, does cherish his part in the set of films which have captured the imagination of virtually every child on earth, including his own.
The father of two, whose kids Spencer, 12, and Alice, six, can finally see him in the more family-friendly roles, has also become an on-set mentor to co-stars Rupert Grint (Ron), Emma Watson (Hermione) and especially scream victim Radcliffe, now 14.
He said: 'People keep asking me, 'How are the kids?' and I say 'Oh, they're f****** great. I miss them and and I look forward to starting the next film'.
'Then they go (in a deep whisper) 'But how are they really?' and the truth is, they're great. But no one's happy with that.
'In the film, Dumbledore's more of the father figure, and that role is divided between Dumbledore and Hagrid. The geography of Hagrid is very important because here's the main building and here's Hagrid.
'While Hagrid's a part of it, he's also away from it. He's like the good janitor at school, the one who wouldn't tell on you.
'In the early days, he told Harry how Hogwarts worked, and now the children are more like equals.
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