Radcliffe Admits Being Drunk During 'Harry Potter' Scenes

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By REUTERS
Published: February 3, 2012 at 1:55 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Daniel Radcliffe admitted he was drunk while filming some scenes for the "Harry Potter" movies during a period in his life where he was drinking "nightly," the young star said in an interview.

"I have a very addictive personality. It was a problem. People with problems like that are very adept at hiding it. It was bad. I don't want to go into details, but I drank a lot and it was daily - I mean nightly," Radcliffe said to British celebrity news magazine Heat earlier this week.

"I can honestly say I never drank at work on 'Harry Potter.' I went into work still drunk, but I never drank at work. I can point to many scenes where I'm just gone. Dead behind the eyes," the 22-year-old actor said.

The young British star, who was propelled to fame at 11-years-old after being cast to play boy wizard Harry Potter in the movies based on J.K. Rowling's best-selling novels, discussed his "very busy personality" and also talked about his production-assistant girlfriend, who he said was "a wonderful, wonderful girl, who's far too good for me."

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[joeybee12]

1. I like Daniel...it's good he's being so honest...nt

[glinda]

2. Why does he need the attention by telling about this? This worries me actually.

[Ilsa]

3. I think his revelation is appropriate.

He doesn't drink anymore, and he is explaining how his young life and lifestyle affected him. I'm glad that he and the series survived his inebriation.

He's pretty open about who he is, his atheism, what he wants out of life, etc. I find him energetic and refreshing.