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"Daniel Radcliffe has admitted that he finds it &amp;quot;peculiar&amp;quot; watching himself in the early Harry Potter films. The actor was 11 when cast as the boy wizard in the adaptation of JK Rowling&amp;#039;s first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher&amp;#039;s Stone. Ahead of the release of the final film, Radcliffe has admitted that he feels &amp;quot;nostalgic and weird&amp;quot; when re-watching the earlier movies. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m very proud to have grown up and also, when I look at those first films, I just think, &amp;#039;Oh god, we had no idea what we were doing!&amp;#039;,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;To a certain extent, all of us didn&amp;#039;t; it was new ground. &amp;quot;If you look at the visual effects - just the jump between one and two in the quality of the visual effects is huge. We were all finding our feet; both cast and the director Chris Columbus, [who] was saddled with the biggest film franchise in the world. He had to start it all off and it wasn&amp;#039;t an easy job, but he did a fantastic job on it.&amp;quot; Radcliffe added: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s very peculiar when you see photos and footage of yourself from that age, but I&amp;#039;m sure I&amp;#039;ll be learning to live with it for a long time.&amp;quot; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 opens in cinemas next Friday, July 15.  &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Harry Potter Deathly Hallows: Part 2&amp;#039; world premiere: In Pictures &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Harry Potter&amp;#039; stars reveal love for villains&amp;#039; &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Harry Potter&amp;#039;: What is the secret to the boy wizard&amp;#039;s success? &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Harry Potter&amp;#039; Lupin actor: &amp;#039;Fans don&amp;#039;t recognise me&amp;#039; &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Harry Potter&amp;#039; Weasley twins: &amp;#039;Voldemort is the definition of evil&amp;#039; &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Harry Potter&amp;#039; Matthew Lewis: &amp;#039;I was terrified filming Voldemort scenes&amp;#039; &amp;gt; Jason Isaacs: &amp;#039;Harry Potter Deathly Hallows 2 a triumphant exit&amp;#039; &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Harry Potter&amp;#039; fever: Fans flood Trafalgar Square for world premiere &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Harry Potter Deathly Hallows: Part 2&amp;#039; - Watch the world premiere Watch Hollywood stars including Tom Hanks, Ryan Reynolds and Vanessa Hudgens offer their thoughts on the end of Harry Potter:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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