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Daniel Radcliffe: 'I don't act to win awards'

Daniel Radcliffe

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Daniel Radcliffe has said that he is not worried about missing out on a Tony Award nomination, insisting that he is not an actor for the honours.

The 21-year-old Harry Potter star, who was recently named as the highest-paid actor under 30, is currently starring in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, but failed to be shortlisted for the theatre industry's flagship awards.

However, Radcliffe played down the impact of missing out on the honor, telling Entertainment Weekly that it was "sweet but over the top".

He added: "I think I speak for 99% of actors when I say that... while it's lovely to get recognized by your peers, it's not the reason why we do it.

"The people that do this job for awards and recognition are kind of worshipping at the wrong altar, and I'm not really quite sure if I want to know those people."

Radcliffe recently teased that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two, the final film in the wizard franchise, moves at "200 miles an hour from the word go".


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