The Ultimate Fan Interview (Part Four): Feltbeats.com interviews Tom Felton

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Tom Felton has been extremely busy recently – from radio interviews and Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie, to “Half-Blood Prince” and “The Disappeared.” He’s really kept us admins at Feltbeats.com on our toes trying to cover his many projects! So, to help us out, Tom agreed to give us a ring and discuss what he’s been up to and to answer a few questions for us.

This interview is the third part in a series of four:

Our fourth, and last, part of the interview, below, discusses Tom’s appearance on “Jack Osbourne: Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie” which airs on ITV2 Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 9 pm GMT (3 PM US-Central).

Feltbeats.com will be hosting another Online Viewing Party during Tom’s “Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie!” episode! We will all meet in the FeltChat room and, barring technical difficulties, will attempt to watch the show live via screen sharing. And, of course, we will also post the video online after wards for all to see!

  • “Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie” Viewing Party: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 9 PM GMT (3 PM US-Central).

A FEW NOTES: Because Feltbeats.com also had a question or two for her (about YouTube accounts and what she did for a living, etc.), Tom asked his girlfriend Jade, the assistant to the stunt coordinator on Harry Potter films (in addition to many other films in the industry), to be on speakerphone with him as well. This week you may hear her laughing and making a few comments in some of the audio. 😉

And, several times throughout the interview Tom refers to America or asks me about the States because that’s where I live. 🙂

Feltbeats.com: So, Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie…

Tom: Yeah, coming up soon! I’m really looking forward to seeing that.

Feltbeats.com: Yes, we’re looking forward to seeing it as well!

Tom: Oh, do you guys get it over there? I didn’t realize it reached the States.

Feltbeats.com: No, no, it doesn’t. But we’ll have it at Feltbeats.com, with some internet trickery…

Tom: Oh, okay, yeah, yeah. Good call, good call. There are ways…

Feltbeats.com: Yeah, you know with SoccerAid, we had sort of a Feltbeats.com party, and a person from the UK [Feltbeats Army member Becka! FA rep!] was able to share her screen over the internet, so we could all watch it together! It was really fun! And, by the way, you did excellent!

Tom: (Laughs) Aww, thank you.

Feltbeats.com: Based on what you had told me beforehand, we were fully expecting you to embarrass yourself. And you didn’t at all!

Tom: I agree, I didn’t make any complete cock-ups, so I’m grateful for that. But, yeah, I appreciate your good will.

Jade: And you had a party? How fun!

Tom: Yeah, how true! And if I’d have known you were having a party, I would have stopped in!

AUDIO: Tom would have stopped in!
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Feltbeats.com: I think maybe you were a little busy at the time…

Tom: (Laughs)

Feltbeats.com:> So, back to “Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie”… We have a poll on Feltbeats.com right now asking which stunt fans would most like to see; so far, everyone wants to see what you do with the Ostrich!Tom: Aww, I won’t lie, that was definitely the funniest. I have to warn you now, though, it was quite explicit!

Feltbeats.com: (Laughs) I was actually going to ask you that. I was pretty, you know, shocked by Elijah’s language on the show…

Tom: Yeah, well this happens. The thing is, I want to explain, you can’t remember what you say out there. You wig out, and you get in a weird state of mind. And you complete forget the cameras are on you.

But, I don’t remember what I said, and there’s no point in asking me, either. I’m a little bit nervous about what I said up there. Actually, Jade and I watched a small cut of the bungee jump and it wasn’t too bad. There were a few lewd comments. But it seemed mostly above the belt, to be fair.

AUDIO: Tom discusses explicit language used on the show.
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Feltbeats.com: (Laughs) I just thought it was funny, when Elijah did the bungee jump, I think he yelled “F**k me!” the whole way down.

Tom: Yeah, yeah, yeah. There’s a lot of that going on. That’s basic Adrenaline Junkie talk, know what I mean?

Feltbeats.com: What was the scariest thing you did?

Tom: Bungee jump, no doubt. It was terrifying. I’ve never been more scared in my life.

Feltbeats.com: How as the feeling afterwards?

Tom: Amazing! I’ve never felt higher in my life! It was a complete up and down!

But yeah, I was well and truly pressurized in the best way possible. People were just behind me all the way, saying, “You have to do it! You have to do it!” And I was sort of, “ugh.” Even the second before I did it, I said to myself, “I don’t want to do this.”

But yeah, obviously, the moment you go off that bridge, it was all good. And should be rather amusing to see on TV, I think, because I was genuinely sh**ting myself. I don’t know how you want to edit that!

Feltbeats.com: I’ll just put in some stars instead of the letters!

Tom: (Laughs)

AUDIO: Tom talks about the bungee jump.
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Feltbeats.com: Now, imagine for a moment that Draco Malfoy was involved in this project in your place. What do you think he’d do if Jack Osbourne told him to bungee jump off a cliff?

Tom: Dare I say, he’d tell him to piss off or something along that nature? I can’t see him being persuaded the same way I was, at all.

Now, if the wand was in hand, it wouldn’t be much of a challenge there, would it? I could see Jack going over the bridge without any bungee attached, if that was the game.

Feltbeats.com: Have you been interested in extreme sports since the show?

Tom: Well, mildly. I mean, I walk up hills.

I guess you can’t really call that an extreme sport – or even a sport, at that point. More of a pastime. I like taking Timber for walks, and it’s a great way of burning some steam off of her, because she wants to run full tilt. We have a hill near me, and we walk to the top of that.

Jade: (Laughs) That’s your version of Adrenaline Junkie?

Tom: (Laughs) Yeah, that’s my version of Adrenaline Junkie.

Feltbeats.com: (Laughs) Well that sounds pretty low key.

Tom: Well, I’m afraid to say, it’s not great, is it? Don’t tell Jack, he’ll be disappointed.

Feltbeats.com: Okay, I won’t tell anyone. 😉 Speaking of Jack, he speaks openly about overcoming his fear of heights in the introductory episodes of the show. Do you have any fears that you needed to conquer for the show?

Tom: Well, I mean, I’m not keen on heights. I’m not keen on them – but you know, I’ll do rollercoasters or anything I feel safe on. Like skydiving, I felt relatively comfortable doing that. It didn’t even feel that wrong.

Feltbeats.com: Do you have any fears that you luckily did not have to face on the show?

Tom: Other fears… I’m not sure, really. I always think eating something – that sounds crazy – but you know how on some of these programs, they make you eat things? I just couldn’t do that. I’d just be like, “No.”

Feltbeats.com: Jack has discussed his desire for this show to be a catalyst for participants to learn more about themselves and make changes in their lives. What did you learn about yourself, and what impact did the show have on your life?

Tom: Yeah, completely! Completely. When I was out there I felt that a lot. I have to admit, though, I was a bit disappointed that we were staying in a hotel. It was all very plush and very nice. And after every event we did we went back to the hotel.

I was sort of half expecting, you know, to get the old guitar out, sit ’round the old camp fire, sing a few cumbayas, and really find myself. And that doesn’t really happen in a hotel! So, I have to admit, I didn’t really feel like I “discovered myself,” if you will, doing that.

By the same token, I really felt like, you know, sitting at home watching TV is not the way to be living life when you can be out doing all this crazy stuff.

But, in saying that, I haven’t really done anything extreme since coming home. You can perhaps call it a revelation, if you will, rather than a life-changing moment.

AUDIO: Tom talks about the experience of staying in a hotel in South Africa during the filming.
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Feltbeats.com: Did you see our interview with [Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie Executive Producer and director] Craig Pickles where he said he could hear you playing guitar through the walls of his hotel at 5 AM?

Yeah, yeah, I was guilty there. I had a couple of drinks and headed back to the hotel and was laying down a few hardcore tunes. I can’t help it if the hotel walls are thin! No, it’s true, the six-stringed guitars really do ring, so I will apologize to Craig. I had no idea – he never mentioned that to me! That’s news to me. Again, you [at Feltbeats.com] are discovering more about unknown things, it’s great.

AUDIO: Tom talks about playing his guitar at 5 AM. 🙂
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Feltbeats.com: Tom Felton fans are, of course, very much aware of your amazing musical talents. Jack and his family are also involved in the music business – did you discuss music during the time you spent with him? Does he know about Feltbeats? Can we expect an Ozbourne/Felton collaboration any time soon?

Tom: (Laughs) No, no, not really. Not really. I’m not really one to sort of shout it. He knew I had a guitar with me, and he actually had a harmonica with him, and we were meant to have a jam, but it never really came down like that. And I’m certainly not one to sort of push my music like that. I’d rather keep it relatively low key.

Feltbeats.com: Do you go anywhere without a guitar?!

Tom: Not really. I’ve been to a few places recently without it. But I mean, bar that, no. I’ve a little three-quarter sized guitar, a little blue one, and they let me have that on hand luggage, so I like carrying it with me.

Feltbeats.com would like to thank Tom and Jade, again, for taking time (and it was a long while, actually!) to talk to us. We are eternally grateful, appreciative, pleased, and so forth. Yadda yadda, as Tom would say.

We adore you, Tom! And you too, Jade! You guys are the best!

Audio and transcript of Tom Felton’s interview on Heat Radio

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Thanks to our Feltbeats Army member Becka (Feltbeats Army Rep!), we have audio of Tom’s interview on Heat Radio!

Click here to download the enhanced podcast, with extra information!

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!

Interview on Heat Radio

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Feltbeats.com has just learned that Tom Felton will be interviewed today on Heat Radio. The interview will be aired at 8 PM GMT, 2 PM US-Central.

If you are in the UK, you can listen to the radio station online, so hopefully we’ll all be able to tune in and listen! Just click on “Listen Live” at the top right of the page.

If you want to message Heat Radio and Heat Magazine and tell them we want to see more of Tom, be sure to send them a message and let them know! E-mail studio@heatworld.com and tell them we want more Tom! 🙂

The Ultimate Fan Interview (Part Three): Feltbeats.com interviews Tom Felton

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Tom Felton has been extremely busy recently – from SoccerAid and Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie, to “Half-Blood Prince” and “The Disappeared.” He’s really kept us admins at Feltbeats.com on our toes trying to cover his many projects! So, to help us out, Tom agreed to give us a ring and discuss what he’s been up to and to answer a few questions for us.

This interview is the third part in a series of four:

Our fourth, and last, part of the interview will be posted Monday, November 10, to promote Tom’s appearance on “Jack Osbourne: Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie” which airs on ITV2 Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 9 pm GMT (3 PM US-Central).

It is an amazing interview, and there is a slight, remote, tiny, distant, sliver of a chance you might be able to see a picture of the highest-ranked stunt in our “Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie” poll.

Additionally, Feltbeats.com will be hosting another online viewing party during Tom’s “Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie!” episode! We will all meet in the FeltChat room and, barring technical difficulties, will attempt to watch the show live via screen sharing.

  • “Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie” Viewing Party: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 9 PM GMT (3 PM US-Central).

A FEW NOTES: Because Feltbeats.com also had a question or two for her (about YouTube accounts and what she did for a living, etc.), Tom asked his girlfriend Jade, the assistant to the stunt coordinator on Harry Potter films (in addition to many other films in the industry), to be on speakerphone with him as well. This week you may hear her laughing in some of the audio. 😉

And, several times throughout the interview Tom refers to America or asks me about the States because that’s where I live. 🙂

Feltbeats.com: Regarding the upcoming Harry Potter movie, Half-Blood Prince, we Felton Fans are extremely excited to finally see a movie with a more in-depth, rounded-out Draco. Were you happy to finally be able to better flesh out this character?

Tom: Yeah, sure. When David Yates dragged me [aside] at the beginning of it and said, “I have full faith in you,” yadda yadda, and I hope that you’re going to embrace the role and so forth. And I was fairly terrified. We did a read-through with Michael Gambon, and I was petrified at the thought of the final scene.

But after that, I guess I sort of learned a lot on the set, and David Yates was really my motivation. He was very, very, complimentary of everything he saw and very good with direction. He knew exactly what to say to get the results he wanted. And what the producers saw, they were very, very happy as well. And that sort of spurred me on even further. And, it was great fun. I really, really enjoyed it more than any other film, without a doubt. Sort of, embracing the role, if you will, and making the most of it.

AUDIO: Tom talks about the experience of filming the sixth “Potter” movie.
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Feltbeats.com: Was it a big relief to show a different side of Draco?

Tom: It was great; it was probably the most exciting thing about playing the character this year. Obviously, he was a little bit two-dimensional in previous films. He was just a rather spiteful git for the sake of it; whereas in this film you get to see why he’s a bit of a git because of his father and his upbringing and so forth. You get to see both sides, really, of his extremes – the side where obviously his father is away and he’s trying to take on the male role and so forth.

But equally, the pressure will get too much for him, and you’ll see a much weaker side of him. So yeah, it was great playing a bit more versatile character, rather than just two-dimensional.

Feltbeats.com: I have heard that there is a scene in “Half-Blood Prince” in which Draco actually cries?

Tom: Yeah, in the bathroom. When he gets a rather guilty stare from our young Potter friend and he can’t handle it anymore. I’m not sure how much I can say here, but yeah, he makes his way to the bathroom and things get a bit too much for the young man.

AUDIO: Tom discusses the crying scene in “Half Blood Prince.”
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Feltbeats.com: In terms of “The Deathly Hallows,” are there any particular scenes – well, really, aren’t there only two or three Draco scenes?

Tom: There are two scenes, really, aren’t there? There’s one in the Malfoy Manor and one in the Room of Requirement.

Feltbeats.com: Yeah, those are the big ones, and he’s also in the opening scene.

Tom: Yeah, he’s in the last scene as well.

Feltbeats.com: Yes, standing around watching the fight and hiding from everyone.

Tom: (Laughs) That’s right. Yeah, yeah. He’s about, he’s about.

Feltbeats.com: Which of the scenes are you most excited about? And, as you were reading the book, how did it feel to have Draco’s wand so prominently featured in the plot leading to Voldemort’s demise?

Tom: It was obviously great fun reading it. And, obviously, you try not to, but whenever you see your name in print your heart starts racing and you think, “Here you go. What’s going to happen here?” So yeah, I’m really looking forward to seeing my house, you know, and sort of being in the house with Jason [Issacs] and all the other Death Eaters that I worked with in this film, because they were all a great laugh. So that will be fun, no doubt.

And obviously, the big fight at the end, where I lose one of my campadres to the fire, or summat like that. That will be great fun, because it will be like a full-on battle scene which has been long overdue.

AUDIO: Tom talks about his favorite parts of “The Dealthy Hallows.”
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Feltbeats.com: Yeah, a lot of fans are looking forward to the fire scene, so I hope they don’t cut it.

Tom: I can’t wait. I can’t wait. I hope it will be a long shoot so we can get some time to enjoy it.

Feltbeats.com: And they can’t cut it because it is a Horcrux scene, right?

Tom: That’s right! Yeah. Certainly there will be no cutting it. Yeah. And actually, there will be some rather daring stunts for the young man.

Feltbeats.com: If only we had a good stunt coordinator to help with that…

Tom: (Laughs) Now I know you’re being sarcastic!

Feltbeats.com: Just a little bit!

Tom: You nearly had me there. (Laughs) I was about to say, “You’re joking! You’ll never guess what Jade does for a living!”

Feltbeats.com: I asked her about it before!

Tom: Yeah, I guessed. (Laughs) You are very crafty! You two are going to gang up against me here, I can see it…

Feltbeats.com: No question!

Tom: (Laughs)

AUDIO: Tom says I’m very crafty. (Yes, that’s Jade laughing in the background. You can tell because she has a totally cute laugh, whereas mine is rather annoying! *sigh*)
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Feltbeats.com would like to thank Tom Felton for taking time (and it was a long while, actually!) to talk to us. We are eternally grateful, appreciative, pleased, and so forth. Yadda yadda, as Tom would say.

COMING NEXT WEEK: We discuss explicit language, his greatest fear, and his version of extreme sports. Also, Tom speculates as to how Draco would react if Jack Osbourne told him to jump off a cliff.