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Transcript
Thanks again to FA member Becka for this transcript. Becka is British so she can translate things into proper English for us Americans.
Tom Felton: Hello Brian.
Brian Dowling: How are you?
TF: I’m very well, thank you for having me.
BD: Is it true that you originally auditioned for the role of Harry in the Harry Potter movies?
TF: Yes, I mean…
BD: That is true?
TF: It is true, it is true. This is going back nine years now or something, back when we were just children so to speak. So yeah, we did a few for Harry and then a few for Ron as well.
BD: Oh really?
TF: Yeah. (laughs) They dyed my hair ginger and brown.
BD: You liar, did they?
TF: I’m no liar, I got, I got a fair uh, I got a fair digging at school for that.
BD: What’s it like being ginger?
TF: (Laughs) Ginger for a day! It was an experience.
BD: Ginger for a day.
TF: It was an experience, I recommend it to any one.
BD: What about being brunette, what about being brunette for a day?
TF: It’s not so bad, not so bad.
BD: Is being blond better?
TF: I dunno, I’m willing to say blonds have more fun but uh…
BD: Do they?
TF: I’ve been blond for the last seven years, so it’s hard to say, really.
BD: And, tell us about “The Half Blood Prince” movie, what can we expect?
TF: A lot, a lot, I mean obviously I’m restricted, I haven’t seen much, I limit myself to how much I actually watch whilst we’re shooting it. It was an seven month shoot and I was there throughout, and for what I’ve seen and done, it’s gunna be a… it’s gunna be an epic film.
BD: Now you’re also taking part in Jack Osbourne’s show, Adrenaline Junkie, this Wednesday.
TF: Yes, yes.
BD: Now I’ve actually seen the show, that’s how important I am.
TF: I’m very excited.
BD: You’ve not seen it yet.
TF: I’ve not seen any of it, no.
BD: Now can I say, you’re on up with Wendi Peters from Corrie and Gemma Atkinson.
TF: Correct.
BD: Did you enjoy it, ’cause you do some pretty… weird, crazy stuff.
TF: I know, yeah. Truth be told, I’m not an adrenaline junkie by birth right, so this was uh, a totally new experience for me so, I’m kinda glad that I pushed myself to do what I did, ’cause there’s no other way I would have ever done it otherwise.
BD: What I find quite weird, obviously having watched you in the movies, was you swearing.
TF: Uh yeah, yeah.
BD: You swearing, I was like “Oh, you shouldn’t say that!”
TF: Ohh!
BD: “Oh, he’s gunna get done for that!” And you did swear quite a lot!
TF: Do I really? Oh God! My mum’s already warned me! My gramps is gunna be watching, he’s gunna be holding his head!