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08-17-2008, 07:56 PM
| | |  Tom Felton talks Draco Malfoy & more in new interview
Tom Felton was recently interviewed by Scholastic.com, who asked him about his music-writing endeavours; his perception of his Harry Potter character Draco Malfoy; how fans react upon meeting him; any rituals he might have on a movie set; his favourite books; what he loves most about filming a movie; and much more.
On his YouTube music persona, which he admits was done for a friend, Tom says: Quote:
I won't lie. This is the first time an interviewer has asked me about that. A friend of mine, a good musical friend of mine, moved away about a year and a half ago, and she was always very keen to hear new music. And we just figured the best way to do that was to put it onto YouTube — under an alias, obviously. But it didn't stay hidden very long, and now it's very much sort of in the public domain. So it was never really intended to be an advertising spin by any means, but yeah, they are original songs and obviously not sort of developed by any means but just sort of a little early draft, if you will. Just a bit of fun! But it seems to have a positive response, so I'm enjoying it.
On his views of Draco Malfoy, Tom says: Quote: Scholastic: What's your opinion of Draco?
Tom: Not a very pleasant one, I assure you. I figure, I think of him as a misled only child who's been slightly bullied into his state of mind, if you will. But in long short, he is a nasty bit of work. A bit of a slimy, troublesome character who's not really up for any good and certainly the benefit of anyone else.
Scholastic: Well, my next question was going to be, "Do you think people misunderstand him?" But I guess you already answered that.
Tom: Well, I suppose, "yes" would be the answer. By the same token, he doesn't do a great job of trying to convince otherwise, does he?
How fans see Tom as Draco upon meeting him and the unpleasant experiences from the encounters: Quote: Scholastic: Do your fans ever sort of treat you like Draco? Like a bad boy?
Tom: That's happened, yes, it has happened. Especially with the younger generation — sort of 6 or 7 down, age-wise. They can get rather off put by seeing my face. They seem to associate me with something rather negative, which I can only take as a compliment ,really, I suppose.
Any on-set rituals or habits Tom has whilst filming: Quote: Scholastic: Do you guys have any on-set rituals or traditions when you're filming?
Tom: I wouldn't go as far as any rituals, but I might go as far as to say a cup of tea doesn't really hurt. Right before we get the event proceedings, so to speak. Maybe a cup of tea, maybe a biscuit or two to go with it if it's a Friday. But other than that, no, we certainly don't get in a circle and chant or anything like that.
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i love listening to his music!
i have all of his songs on my zune 
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GO TOM!!i love his songs!! yea, at the begingin i wasnt sure if he was trying to advertise himself or not, it kind of looked home made, so i wasnt sure!!
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This is great, I love Tom!
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Gaah I love Tom's music. Tiiiiiime isn't healing, pretty sick of staring at my ceiling   cute interview!
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Aww, I love Tom! I have all of his songs on my iPod!
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He really is talented!
His songs aren't bad, either! 
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Wow, I subscribed to his youtube page...he's great, I'm so impressed with him. Can't wait for his new film.
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tom is so centrred and gentle unlike his character!
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I'll be honest, I've never heard his music. Tom seems like such a great guy, ^^ very much opposite his character ^^.
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Oh Tom is a great person and a great actor....I mean I can really hate Draco sometimes... 
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I was just reading this interview on another site!!!
It's really good. I recommend you guys read all of it! Quote:
Scholastic: Are there any Draco Malfoy moments from the books that you're disappointed weren't included in the movie?
Tom: No, I wouldn't think so. I mean, I remember reading the book before and thinking, "Oh, lord! This'll be fun! I was especially looking forward to the pool in the bathroom and being able to stamp on young Potter's face on the Hogwarts Express. I was always looking forward to the things of a physical nature. But they all got included, so no let-downs there.
I am looking forward to Potter's stamped face too!  I'm glad it's in the movie! And seeing Tom cry is gonna make me cry too!!
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great interview, i dont understand why some fans would think he is the real draco, cuz the character is fictional, tom is just an actor.
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If I saw Tom, I defiantly would not be negative towards him, because Draco is a fictional character and Tom is obviously real, lols. But then again 6 or 7 year olds arn't mature enough to understand ( their just kids ).
Cool interview.
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Wow, I never knew Tom wrote/preformed songs, I have to check that out later. He is such a nice guy unlike the character he portrays. Love him loads.
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Go Tom!!! Very interesting interview!!
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