Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum - BONNIE WRIGHT: Growing Up Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter’s Next Generation & Sharing Vulnerability

Episode Date: August 29, 2023

Bonnie Wright (Harry Potter) joins us this week to share what it was like growing up in the middle of one of the largest film franchises of all time in Harry Potter - going from age 9 to 19 as Ginny Weasley. Bonnie talks about growing up on set with her fellow cast mates and the love she had for the late great Alan Rickman and Robbie Coltrane. We also talk about the power of vulnerability, bringing human emotions into serious world problems, and her joy for directing. Thank you to our sponsors: 🧠 Qualia Mind: https://neurohacker.com/iou 🟠 Discover: https://discvr.co/3Cnb1V8 __________________________________________________ 💖 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insideofyou 👕 Inside Of You Merch: https://store.insideofyoupodcast.com/ __________________________________________________ Watch or listen to more episodes! 📺 https://www.insideofyoupodcast.com/show __________________________________________________ Follow us online! 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/insideofyoupodcast/ 🤣 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insideofyou_podcast 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insideofyoupodcast/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/insideofyoupod 🌐 Website: https://www.insideofyoupodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I wouldn't say proper in that, like, in that, you know, manners were more important than emotions. So I definitely was able to express my emotions before I worried, like, how I looked or how I sat at the table. But at the same time, yeah, I definitely was caught out often by my parents of doing something that was, I don't know, elbows on the table or eating with my mouth full or those obvious things that I'm pleased. taught me how to do. See, my parents didn't really do that. And that's, hence, you've seen me and you're like, that's why he's this guy. But, you know, what my dad did do, did do, what he did do. What he did was I remember him yelling at me one day at the kitchen table because I had,

we were eating meat. I don't remember meat loaf. My mom had made this meat loaf. Oh, my God. Meat, I don't want to talk about it. But I remember I had milk. I had a glass of milk. I felt like a glass of milk.

And he goes, take that milk away from the table right now. Put it away. You don't have milk at the dinner table. And I don't, to this day, know why. No sense. You're like, the pairing is great. You should try it.

Yeah. But it never talked about me leaning or putting my elbows on the table or were, I mean, your parents seem like they had a jewelry store, right? Yeah, yeah, they still do. So, yeah, they still. Yeah. How many years? Oh, probably 45 years they've been working together, or maybe more.

Long time. What's it called Wright Jewelry? Wright and Teague. So my mom's last name is Teague, yeah. Really? So, yeah, their whole life and work and everything is together. Do you find jewelry interesting, or do you like, you do? Yeah.

You think that what your parents. It's pretty hard not to. I guess, yeah, well. I think to not just jewelry how it looks, but also I respect their, like, craft behind it and the technicality behind it. And I feel having grown up around that and then also growing up around everyone's incredible technical skills and crafts on a film set, I feel like I have great respect for people who are really good at their field. Right. When your husband asked you to marry him, when he gave you a ring, did he go to your. parents for the ring yeah he also knew i'd be so picky that we actually like designed it together so

it wasn't it wasn't a surprise really yeah i wanted to be part of the yeah the choosing of the stone and the making it with my parents did he get a discount from your parents yeah you don't so i mean yeah come on of course of course they're like yeah we'll give you 10% you're marrying our daughter well they have been pissed if he didn't ask them to oh yeah that would just be you and have got married to improbably you'd be like are you kidding me you got it all wrong yeah right it's like your parents owning a big hotel and he's like i'm gonna stay somewhere else yeah it's just rude there's no matter when it's just there for you you don't even have to make a choice it's ready yeah but then he probably thought i would have been like paranoid i thought of maybe i don't know

it's too easy she's gonna think that it was so easy so i just went to her parents i took advantage but that's not how it worked no no considering i don't wear any other jewelry that's by anyone else but my parents so it's not even like there's stuff styled into my life that's not made by them but most of the stuff you do wear is from your parents yeah all of it i've never wait what what you've never owned any jewelry other than what your parents have made no why i love it so much and it's there and it's accessible it's like a girl's dream just having like a jewelry box that's just never ending you can call whenever you want you're like what do you call your dad dad dad dad yeah not papa what did the english say I just dad.

Dad, yeah. Just daddy. Just dad or daddy. Daddy. Not his dad. Oh, I want an impaling now. I want it. Do you call and say, I really want this necklace, like a necklace that's, you know, made of whatever.

Could you guys do that for me? I've never really done, like, custom things with them because that's not really what they do. But I feel like any time I'm like in their workshop or their space, I, you know, try things on. And, oh, that looks so nice. Do you just take it? Sometimes. Or just given in that way. But often most of the time when I get new jewelry is like every birthday is usually when I get a piece of jewelry.

Do they ever say, no, Bonnie, you cannot have that. It's too expensive. You need to sell that. Sometimes, like, you can have that in silver, not gold. I'm like, okay, fine. Oh, my gosh. That's amazing. I mean, were they tough on you at all?

Or were they sort of like, we just want you to be happy? because some, you know, parents are different. Some parents are like, I want you to do this, you're going to go to school, you're going to get an education, you're going to do this. And others are just sort of like, I don't really care. I'm not, you know. Yeah, I feel, yeah, there was never a pressure to do a certain thing or like continue education or kind of act or different things like that.

It was very much like, do you like this idea? Are you happy? If you're happy, then great. I think there are definitely people who love and seek, like, life experiences that are challenging and inspiring. So if they feel like I'm being challenged and inspired, then they probably think it's the right way to go. I'm sure there's been times in my life where they've kind of held their opinions and let me figure it out for myself as we all should make mistakes and do different things. But there was never, yeah, like a pressure, so to speak.

I mean, they definitely have a strong work ethic and they're very creative and they like to produce a lot of things. So that kind of level of expression and, like inadvertently. Definitely. Just from them doing it was enough for you to go, I need to do this. I'm compelled to do this. Yeah, I definitely think I was never going to become like a lazy person or like a non-creative person having grown up with them. What about your brother? He's an artist.

He went to art school too and studied fine art. And he, yeah, so he also is in. The creative world. Does he ever ask for residuals from the Harry Potter movies? Because I read that. Is it true that he was the one who was reading the books? And then he says to you, you know, you just remind me of Jenny Weasley. Yeah, he was really specific.

People, like, heard that they were making them into movies and auditioning. And he was like, you need to go for the role of Ginny Weasley. I was like, okay, don't even know who that is or, like, what this book is, but sounds fun. Did you read it before you? So, yeah, before I. Before I went to the first audition, I read the first book, which Ginny isn't really in that much at all. So I didn't really get a sense of her. She obviously comes through more in the second book.

But I, yeah, it was very much, you know, I looked up to my brother massively and was very nore of him. So if he had like an idea, I was like, yeah, that sounds good. And I'm grateful he had that great casting ability to. I mean, what are the odds, though? Could you imagine your brother just goes, you should be this character? Richard. Go find a way to audition for one of the biggest movies ever. You knew the books were huge, so it was potential that the movies were going to be big. But like, I mean, where do you even go? Is it something that, I mean, where did you grow up in London? So they just had casting

in London? No, it wasn't like an open casting. So my mom, I think like, yeah, I think they came home from work and we were like, we want to find how we get an audition in Harry Potter. My parents are like, I have no idea. We don't know anything in anyone in the entertainment industry. So my mum being clever and like ready for the challenge of like figuring it out called the publishers in the UK, which is Bloomsbury publishers. They gave her the casting casting director's number or contact or whatever. She contacted them and they said, okay, sure, if you want to send in some pictures of Bonnie and if she could write a couple sentences of who, why she wants to play Ginny and what did you say?

I don't know. My mom still has the sentences somewhere I wrote down. I'll have to find it. I think she's confident and smart. I think I'd be a great, Ginny. You were nine. Yes, I was nine. And then I went, yeah, for, in total, just two auditions. One, just with the casting director, and then the second with David Hayman, the producer and Christopher Columbus, the director. How big was the, how many lines did you have for this audition? So I didn't even, so because Ginny had no lines. in the first film, the actual line I had in the film, which one line was given to me on the day. Chris Columbus was like, I think he need a line, yeah, which is my good luck to Harry.

So I actually read Hermione lines because they didn't have any other scene for me to read. So they were like, okay, you're going to have to just read this character. So I read, yeah. And were you nervous? Yeah, I was nervous. I think I genuinely, you've done some plays in school, but nothing really big. I honestly did not think I was going to get it. I was just like, this could be fun.

let's go see what on auditions like you know I wasn't I was someone who as a kid like loved taking part in everything but I was never and still not like I'm not competitive like I love like for instance I used to love sports but I never probably would have gotten anywhere because I just wasn't competitive so my brother and I were just like let's go and just figure like check this out kind of thing and did not you know just walked away from the first audition being like I don't know what that was you know forgot about it that was fun moving on and then it was quite a while after where I actually we got like the callback to then come and meet um David Heyman and Christopher Columbus and I was like then I was like way more nervous with that I was like oh gosh

I'm meeting with the guy who uh found America no no it's not that Christopher Columbus come on not that one um pleased it was the other one um but yeah so I was like pretty nervous wow yeah and then still you know I just was like like oh anyone going for this audition is probably been acting since they were like crawling around in commercials i don't know like since they were babies so and i think you know a lot of us hadn't had any experience when we were cast in those movies and i think that was a good thing in a way because all of us were kind of open for the experience and we didn't have too much of a idea or like a kind of we weren't overly sort of aware of ourselves or prepared or prepared

We're just kids. They're just kids. Yeah. And that was all of them. That was Matthew Lewis, our friend. Neville Longbottom, that was Tom Felton. Yeah. Who hadn't done much, right?

He had done, yeah, the borrowers. Do you remember that? No. It was a great film. It was a great film. Oh, so he had done a little bit. And Daniel had done a bit. The Phelps brothers.

They hadn't done anything. They hadn't done anything. So, yeah, a lot of people. That's got to be comforting knowing no one else knows what they're doing either, except for the older guys. Yeah. I think the hardest thing for me was. when I had my scene, they'd already been sort of halfway through the shoot. So when I stepped on, you know, that kind of everything had been a bit figured out. And so I was definitely very

nervous and felt like I'm just totally in the deep end of the pool. Like, what am I doing? But I was really lucky Julie Walters, who plays my mom in the film, Mrs. Weasley, really took me under her wing and saw that I was probably just like a deer in headlights, just what is going on. I don't know anything about any technical. Do you still talk to her? I haven't seen her in a long time but yeah we still are in contact and yeah she really made me feel safe and like I was meant to be there

so I'm very grateful for that I mean you know what I think I think like okay the books you know even in the books well how many had all the books come out when the movies were being made no so everyone's fate of their character wasn't even right because if you knew

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world. I loved the story. I have the book. But of course, you're not going to be reading the book. And every time Ginny pops up, you're going to be like, oh, what's she doing? Kind of thing. So it was always quite a disjointed reading experience because you kind of were reading it like for the story and the wider narrative. And then also just projecting, oh, gosh, I might have to do this now in the film. And when, yeah, but when did you know that, like, did they tell you after the first one that you're coming back? Um, yeah, I think, um the first i think so i think they knew they were going to make two i think that i can't even remember now but i think they knew they were going to make two and kind of like made everyone commit

to the two but then for a lot of the films it was just like they kind of committed just one at a time and then i think by the fourth or fifth one it was like okay everyone you got to commit to the end now like you're either in it or not which i get if they didn't want someone being you know that character and everyone associating that actor with that character and then suddenly not completing the full you know eight films so so yeah i mean i think it was pretty obvious that they were going to make them all and they were very successful so yeah did you uh was did you remember anyone ever getting fired or was supposed to play a part and then they didn't continue it and someone else besides obviously you know richard harris passed away and so michael gimbone yeah

I played. Not that I remember. You weren't privy to that information. I wasn't privy to that. But there wasn't anyone, you know, who came and then they sort of disappeared that I was aware of. Right. Unless they were very good at, you know, hiding their secrets. Who did you notice, like, what comes to mind when you think of, like, besides yourself, how much you grew as an actor?

But who else when you were watching? Because you really started with all these young kids. your peers who did you notice wow they really became a great actor they they really impressed you I feel Rupert who plays Ron I feel like his his just ability to play that comedic timing and his ease of his the way he played Ron was just so brilliant to watch I feel like as we all were kids playing kids I feel like there was a massive part of Ron probably inside him as his own character. But I just feel like, yeah, there were parts of his character that became more challenging and not just this comedic kind of role. So it was always lovely watching him. And I think

he was very effortless in the way he acted where it seemed that way. I'm sure it wasn't in his practice. But I also think, you know, there's obviously Harry Ron Hermione, but then there's also Neville, Luna and Ginny that really kind of clubbed together as this kind of group in the fifth film with Dumbledore's Army and then they really go through to kind of be their kind of sidekicks I guess in some of the big showdown moment so I really enjoyed working with you know Ivana and Matt and having that big opportunity we had for our characters to just get just that bit more into the action and it was really lovely to like work alongside them as we kind of had that opportunity and I think all of us were the three of us were like very grateful for

that for our characters so it was nice to share that together what about your parents what are they thinking now that this your mom helps you sort of find the publishers who find this who you get an audition and you meet chris columbus and you get the part and you have one line that you improvise on or they gave you on set and they're like oh okay that's cute she's part of this big thing but you know when did they go oh my gosh this is you are a part of that you really are part of this yeah i think it was also sometimes even when we were filming it hard to fathom the scale as it was like growing into this phenomenon and i think often it was really weirdly the premieres that made you kind of just just the noise of the fans in

lester square and hearing like oh whoa it it's a huge this is a massive deal and you know every year we i went to the premieres in my family and it always felt like they were the moments where we kind of looked at each other like what is this what what are we in like this is wild um so it was always fun to to feel feel those moments because often it was such a kind of close-knit community on the set sometimes it didn't even just became really normal you know as life does whatever you your normal is um so those were kind of cool um but i don't know i mean i'm sure they were as any parent is like worried as well as excited just to make sure that I feel safe,

yeah, safe, protected, you know, happy, still doing it. You know, I think you, from 9 to 19 years old, as I was in the series, like, that's a massive period of your life where, like, a lot is going on. I mean, you're really growing up. Yeah. And you still have a lot to do, you know, I mean, 19 is still young, you know. So, but those are like, that's 10 years of your life.

That's half of your first 19 years. You're on set. You're experiencing this world. fame. How did you take it? Like, did people recognize you instantly? Yeah. I mean, obviously, as the character grew, it was like an inevitable thing that would grow into being more recognizable. I mean, I feel on the scale of some of the other actors, I feel, you know, I had a relatively, like, I could still have a normal life. You know, I took the tube to school and I went, you know, I lived in the heart of London and I was kind of out and about and doing my thing.

You know, there were some days where you did suddenly be like, oh my God, I want to, you know, run away and hide in a box or something. And then other days it was like kind of forgot that I was played this big character. So Epton Flood, and I think as you're going through those kind of awkward teenage years, sometimes it's quite difficult because you often just want to kind of be swallowed up with the crowd as you sometimes do as a teenager in those awkward days or moments when you don't feel great. So that was sometimes challenging just when you're kind of figuring out who you are. anyway and then people have this idea of who you are right it's like uh yeah i guess i'm that

person but i'm also like all these other people that i'm figuring out yeah were you um it just seems like i was so immature i'm still immature but i i feel like if i had that sort of fame i don't know i might be like you know kind of acting a certain way maybe in front of my parents It's like, um, you're talking to a star, hello, jeweler, listen. Wait a minute. I mean, were you at all, did you ever, did your mom ever have to put you in place? You're like, all right, listen, miss actress. Do you remember being a young actress, you know, actor and then like, listen, all right,

you're not in this house. I mean, did you remember any of that? I don't think I ever, I hope was never like that. It was never like put in my place from my behavior. I think it was more just sometimes realizing the opportunity. privilege I had through that role and what I was able to do. I think my parents kept me level-headed in that way. But I honestly think all of us, because we had each other and we were the same age and we were kind of experiencing this thing at the same time, I think it was much

easier than what I could maybe imagine being like a single child actor on a predominantly, you know, adult set because you are, you kind of don't know exactly where you, where are you still a child or are you now just entirely a professional? So I kind of loved the fact that we were all a similar age and off camera we were doing our classes together and studying and just doing normal kid things and teenage things. So that kind of was super helpful. It felt less isolating in that way,

which is I think when you start to think you're above others when you begin to be a bit isolated. I think it's also upbringing and how you treat other people and you know some people don't have that and they become something that they probably wish they hadn't become and it's good to have good mentors good people around you good friends around you and you know especially when you're growing up you're growing up in in movies you're growing up in this huge franchise so it's got to be difficult even though you you know you seem normal you know you seemed like everything's going and you know when you look back and like it was relatively normal as

as normal as it could be but um did you ever deal with any sort of like anxiety or any kind of depression like as a kid yeah i mean i definitely feel there was anxiety towards sort of you know performing and doing the best thing as the pressure like as my character built for instance it's like oh gosh will i do justice to this rock character that people love you know so that was always kind of hard to do, especially when, you know, inevitably a lot of the scenes of every character kind of was chopped down from the book to the film. So you kind of didn't really have as much to kind of show in the film. So sometimes that was a little disappointing because there were parts of the character that just didn't get to come through because there weren't the scenes to do that. So that

made me feel like a bit anxious or just frustrated, I guess. Yeah. Because as great as you were in in the movies, it's like, you know, some people say you were, you know, you were underserved or like, you know, it's like, you know, the book, she should have been more explored. This character was even better, you know, you could have, they could have made it, you know, and then, of course, the contrast or the, you know, I'm sure they thought, we have so much to do and so little time and whatever, but I'm sure it was a battle, the older you get, and the more you realize this is an integral part of the movie, the franchise. And I want my character. Did you have conversations with the producers about it? I mean, not really. I just don't think you, I mean, there was just no room for much change in those scripts, do you know what I mean? It's like there was a million executives like going through the more. And I think what I maybe took, which I don't take so much to heart now, is I kind of felt that like, you know, maybe my anxiety was about like, oh, I'm going to be seen as like badly portraying this character rather than later realizing, well, I wasn't really given the opportunity to do that. So it wasn't really my, you know, fault. Exactly. And, you know, when fans do share that kind of disappointment and they do it in a way that, like, we know it wasn't you, you know, we just wanted more of you. And, you know, that's the same with every character. I mean, if only they could have been five hour long movies, but it would have taken probably two years to film each one or something. You know, I think about like, you know, I've talked to Matthew about it and some of the other guys and gals and, you know, it's in the beginning, it's like, be thankful. This is what you're paying. It's not much, but that's what you're getting. Was there ever a time where you're like, okay, we can actually renegotiate now because I'm not, I'm in all of these.

I'm in the second one. Let's start. So you did renegotiate and all that, right? Like, in terms of as the films went on. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, obviously you had kind of your people to do that and help you to govern that and understand it. But yeah, obviously each kind of, you know that you're integral to the narrative and the storyline and

the amount of days I was also filming was obviously growing. too. So yeah, I always felt like I was well, like, respected for my character and how she grew and developed. And I feel we were incredibly looked after on those, you know, films in the sense of, too, like the ability to continue my education was never, was always incredibly supported. And I was given so much to be able to do that. I didn't feel like my life stopped and I had to just give my entire life to this film. Like, so that was very important to me. You know, the forgotten people a lot of times on these movies and TV shows or whatever are the crew and how hard they work.

And not only that, but like the first AD, second AD, third AD, Tads, they call them. But like a lot of these people were probably you were seeing every day taking care of you and getting your food and bringing you to different places. Is there someone that you remember like, you know, this was someone that was a good egg who took care of us? I mean, so many. and I feel I often really try in interviews like highlight the crew that not only did I was I great friends with all the fellow cast but I had incredible friends within the crew too and it was working around those people kind of how I said at the beginning of like being really inspired by people's technical skills and craft was why I then ended up going to film school was really because I was amongst these incredible people who was so good at what they were doing. And I could notice, even in the scale of the 10 films, you know, you could see camera trainees working their way through the camera department or you could see people who started as little, you know, just small assistants in the production design department and working their way up to, you know, draft people or whatever. So it was really amazing to see how you could move through and you could grow when I was just playing one character.

It was nice to see, like, people grow through those films and get a lot back. And, yeah, I mean, there were always, you know, there's obviously some people you spend a lot more time with, whether that's kind of the makeup and hair department or the costume department. But I, I mean, I spent a lot of my spare time when I wasn't filming or doing school work in a lot of the other departments. So I spent a lot of time doing different, like, work experience or projects that I had to do for school, but trying to actually do them within the departments. So, and I was so grateful that people had the time for me and they answered all my curious questions.

And you just don't, you know, you don't get that always. People don't have the time to give that necessarily. It's film school. Yeah. It's film, you're going to film school while working on your film. Yeah, it was great. In the film. So it's like you're, yeah, the fact that those people gave you the time and helped you.

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You're on 100. So what is that? Well, you know, you're getting the background's more out of focus. And what you're doing is everybody looks good, but here's why. It's a long lens. And, you know, and this is how many feet away is the ideal, just like all these little things and how do you do a wrap around, how do you cross the line, all these film things. And I learned it on set.

I never went to film school. I learned year after year, day after day, taking an interest, directing an episode. of the show and it's just a crash course in film and it's just awesome that you did that. Yeah, it was incredible. And so, yeah, just so pleased that I had the opportunity to do that. And I'm so pleased that I was interested at the time because I could have like just passed me by. And I was like, wow, I just was working alongside the like greatest people in their field, you know, on that. Because we did luckily have some of the best technically, you know, experienced people and obviously,

actors as well. So it was like the ultimate, you know, watch, listen kind of skills that I picked up on. All right. Who's the most intimidating? Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Richard Harris, Michael Gambone. Who's the most intimidating? When they walked on set, you're like, oh, boy. I think at first, Alan Rickman, because he was so Snape, you know, he won. wanted us to fear him. And he did a very good job at it. But you can tell that he was kind of having fun with it too, which I then later kind of realized as I kind of grew up. I was like, wait a minute, you're like definitely, you know, enjoying this kind of thing. And actually when you I had the confidence to speak to him, he was such a like soft and lovely human being. That voice.

Yeah. Can you still hear that voice? It's so deep. What are you doing or something? It was like a deep. I can't even do it. I know. You're like, as you passed him in the hallway. Did he ever do funny things like just quickly just kind of look at you? Or would just say things in a really snate voice like, but using my name in a sentence, you know, he'd be like, oh my gosh. And then Michael, Michael Gambon was like, he was kind of the same. Like you think he's really scary.

And at first you're like, oh, double-law, you know. But then he too had this very soft, like, humorous, like cheeky nature to him too, which like upon having the opportunity to have more scenes, you know, with him that weren't like massive great hall scenes you're like oh you're like you're fun you know you're human too so that was always fun um when that you still had you know you still had definitely hold them on this pedestal but they kind of you know they soften and become more human like yeah who was who took their work most seriously they were they just were in the zone always they stayed in their character or they you know they they were friendly or whatever but they were

in their character that you can remember they go oh okay i mean when on set all right man would definitely be very in his character i would say um who else uh maggie smith i was just going to say maggie smith um i'm trying to think who else i don't i feel like because we spent so much time with them you know there's moments and memories where they weren't and they oh yeah ray fines was the most chilling like actor to work around ever just because like he was he has you know he had to be so he wasn't having like he wasn't funny and making jokes no no no i mean a little bit but in in a kind of like voldemore way if that makes sense right so you were kind of like oh yeah i mean i remember there was one um scene that i had in the last

film um that was kind of during the battle of hogworts and we're all in this courtyard scene and you know we for a moment like think harry is dead and he's just like basically playing and toying with me as I'm kind of like calling out and worried about Harry. And it was just like terrifying. Like the scene was just almost like he gave so much that it was so fun to act alongside because it was just like you had been given like just the most incredible performance that you just were like, you know. Was the director, did you feel like he got very little direction?

He just, they let him do what he was doing. yeah i one i feel like i'm sure he was probably the type of actor that would like go kind of quietly and speak to the director rather than in that kind of space what am i doing wrong what you want me to do just because he wouldn't want to break the character to everyone else you know kind of thing um and just be raped asking you know david yates like how is that you know um but i'm sure he probably didn't need that much direction like he was you know from you know you know He was the beginning. He was like perfect for that role.

Yeah. What about Gary Oldman? Do you remember Gary Allman? You know, I sadly didn't get to be in many scenes with him. And I love him. He's just incredible as an actor. And I just, serious black, I was just so sad when he, you know, when I read that in the books when he like died. I was so sad.

He was such a like hopeful character for Harry to actually have someone. Right. So I was saddened and also just saddened because we wouldn't get to see. much of Gary Oldman after that moment. I love Gary Oldman. And he's just lovely, yeah. So I only really met him offset, to be honest. Right.

Not really in character. I brought him pizza once. We hung out. The guy who cuts my hair. And I walk in and there's Gary and going there for years. And I had met Gary before. I met him when he was with Isabella Rossellini when they were married back in the day. And I was like, no money living in one bedroom with three guys.

in New York and my buddy was working at this place, Carmines in New York, this Italian restaurant, it's like 11.30 at night. He goes, hey, Rosie. He calls me. And he says, your hero's here. And I go, what? He goes, Gary Oldman, goes about Rossellini,

they're here, they're eating. I go, I'll be there. I had no money. I took a cab. Went across town and I waited until they were done. And I'm like 21, 22. And I just finally went, I'm like, hey, I just, I had to say hello. I'm so sorry to interrupt. Miss Rossellini, big fan. Gary, Mr. Oldman, I'm just a huge fan. I'm an actor. And I guess, where are you from? And I go, well, I went to college in Kentucky. He goes, Kentucky. I think I've flown over there. I'm aware of Italian. And then he laughed and Isabella kind of smiled out and goes, Gary, you know, whatever. And he goes, you're an actor. I said, yeah. He goes, you want to work with me? I said, yeah. He goes, he goes, you want to work with me. I said, yeah. He goes, he goes. He grabs my hand

And he gives this long beat And looks in my eyes and goes You will Wow, there you will And then fast forward I had him sign that My Dracula I have crossed oceans of time to find you

But I brought him pizza once And he's the sweetest guy And they always say don't meet your heroes But I'm glad I did That's good He was great I know it's probably a tough subject but like Robbie Coltrane when he when he passed that's got it that were you close with him yeah he was

he was the definitely he was so ready and open to be him you know I feel like it took a lot longer sometimes with the other adult actors to be like okay they're down to like talk to us you know Robbie was always like Hagrid you know he's that like uncle that you want to have that like perfect teacher that kind of someone to lean on just fun just like lovely warm fun and you know just would be like he had such good memory of like you would tell him stories and he would like remember them you know years later and just really know you and get to know everyone he was just a very loving giving person that had just such a big heart and haggard was always one of actually my favorite characters in the book um and he just just did such great justice to that character

and it was so yeah i mean all of us were were so sad because we did spend a really lot of time with him He always had so much time for you. And that was always so nice and always made you feel, you know, not like a child or not, you know, not that anyone really did. I think that's what made us grow up in a good way. But, yeah, it was really sad to hear that he had passed. Were you surprised? Did you know anything about his sickness? I did a little bit, not like in full detail, but I definitely, you know, having seen him quite recently when we shot the reunion thing, the like the Harry Potter reunion thing we did.

um that was the last time i saw him and yeah i mean he kind of you could tell something yeah you could tell that and you know shared that he wasn't 100 percent um so it was i mean too soon for him but it was sad and but i'm so grateful that i did really get to know him and spend a lot of time uh with him as we all did he was very like love to like chat to the kids and what do you know what are you what are you all talking about thinking about like he wanted to be down with everyone right he wanted to feel young Yeah, for sure. Was he the one that you remember out of all the adults, the adult actors that were there that you felt was the most fun to be around?

Or were there someone else, anyone else that you really felt comfortable with? He definitely, yeah, was very much on the top of that kind of being comfortable and warm and giving. And I obviously spent a lot of time with Julie Walters and Mark Williams being my parents and we had so many scenes in the Weasley home. And I definitely got very close with them and felt very at home with them. So that was always really nice. You know, I feel, you know, on reflecting on the whole series and journey,

I'm so grateful that I was a Weasley because I got all these other scenes that weren't just being kind of a Gryffindor and at Hogwarts, but we had like all these additional family. Family scenes. And I think the kind of what they represented, the Weasley family and the kind of good morals that they presented were like a lovely to be like a part of. Yeah. And there's awesome that you like even after like you get to do video.

video games and you did the rides at Universal. Yes. Yeah. I mean, how cool is that? It's like the gift that keeps on giving. You know, you go to the cons where I met you and you meet the fans and it's like been all these years and it's just like it's so cool. But now it's cooler is all the stuff you're doing now.

All the stuff that you were working on working towards getting tutored on set and then going to college, university, film school, getting a degree. and now, you know, directing and producing your own stuff. And you directed, you know, some really good stuff, like, you know, went to Tribeca, one went to Cairns, right? I mean, that's like, what? That's like big stuff. And, you know, you directed, like, actors like Jason Isaacs, who was also in the Harry Potter's. Like, did you just call him one day and say, hey?

I've got a role for you. Yeah. The first person I asked to be in something, you know, was the first piece I made with, that was basically my graduation film with David Thuleas and I like really had kind of written this role sort of for him, you know, in mind. And I was so nervous to ask him. But, you know, I very much, my mom was like,

the worst thing he can say is no. Right. Like, you've got to ask, you know. Yeah. So I remember we were actually, a group of us were in New York promoting a Harry Potter exhibition that was opening. And he was there.

And I was like, okay, this is my opportunity, you know. And so I kind of explained to him about it. and everything. He's like, well, yeah, do you have, do you want to give me the script? And look, I'm really honest. If I don't, if the character doesn't speed to me and I don't like the script, like, you know, I'm probably going to say no. Look, I'm going to say no is what I'm telling you.

I'm going to say no, because the script's probably careful. Right. I was like, okay, cool, no pressure. I hope the script is good. And I remember, like, he was like, yeah, I like slid it through his, like, hotel, like, you know, under his door or whatever. And then he liked the script. How long did it take him to read it?

Not that long. I think he got back to me in like two weeks or something like that. And I was just like, oh gosh, now I actually have to direct him. You know, I was like so nervous, like to direct someone who's been, you know, so experienced. But again, what was so lovely is he was willing and ready to, you know, and wanted me to thrive in that experience. And so he was just very just, yeah, giving, I think, compassion and just like, you know, direct me. Like, this is all good. Like, let's go.

You know what's difficult, I think, is when I've directed things, I feel like there's this pressure you put on yourself that I have to be great. I have to prove to them that I am worthy, that I could do this. I want everybody to see that I am capable, that I am competent. And when you can just relax and just know that you're competent, of course, that takes time like anything else. But it's that stuff that I'm like, stop, stop worrying about that. what story do you want to tell? What is important to you? What, you know, enjoy these moments instead of worrying so much about,

because there's not always be people who hate whatever you do. And so how do you deal with that? Yeah, I think it kind of ebbs and flows. And sometimes it comes up for me way more on projects than others. And if it's been a bit of a longer gap between a project, I am a bit like, or like this is a kind of uncomfortable moment as I kind of try on that kind of role again um i think yeah i think it's always that you know if you obsess too much about thinking you need to be the leader of this group and like let's go you know i've got all the ideas and i know

everything then you're not it's going to be stressful like you say but if you just focus on the script the story just that scene also just really lean on the people you're collaborating with you know you've hired and them for a reason when it comes to these other people. And I think the best lesson I learned, too, is I often used to think, like, I need the answer right now, or I need to interpret, like, how that take went and quickly now give my direction, like, you know, and need to always have it fully formed. And I think the best thing I learn is just know and be okay with moments where I'm like, let's just take a couple of minutes, like, I'm just going to think before I say and not just

immediately give a direction that I'm like, actually, no, that's not what I meant. But in that pressure, I kind of said something. So I feel like taking my time and not, and being vulnerable, I think is the best thing to do. So does you care. Yeah. And so that people, people would be much more, I feel like trust you. If you're like, you know what actually, I'm not sure what we're going to do next, but I just need a second. Let's talk about it. Like, you know, do this rather than kind of giving like really confusing direction that like, I don't think she knows what. she wants you know so those have been good moments but you know there's definitely been moments where I haven't taken those beats and pauses and I have felt and confident you know stressed and I've

done that too and just out of my body like not in the day yes disassociation like it's almost like you know it's like yeah yeah because you want people to think you know what you're doing and that moment where you just say you know Scorsese I read somewhere the heat grocery shopping Cho-ching. Ordering food? Cha-ching. Filling up on gas? Cha-ching.

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that. I'm not going to give you some answer that you just, that I'm not even, I'm not confident. And I would want that too, as I speak to like a DP or a production designer, I would want them to say that to me, not like give me a quick answer that I'm like, that's not. That doesn't feel like a good idea or that doesn't feel like a you idea. You know, I would, I would like that given back to me, I think. Of course, if Scorsese said something, and I said, what do you want me to do? No, I don't know. I'd be like, what? You're March in Scorsese.

You published a book. Yeah. I mean, do you just want to do everything? Is there anything you don't want to? Now you're doing a documentary that you're producing and directing, right? Yeah. When does that start? We start filming in like three weeks.

And what's it about? Can you tell? Yeah, so it's kind of based on my book, Go gently. it's probably going to have a similar type title. Go gently, actionable steps to nurture yourself and the planet. That's it. Yeah, so that came out last year. And essentially, the book is about individual actions that we can be taking around the climate crisis

and making really large, scary, big, overwhelming topics feel kind of like they relate to our day-to-day life and seeing how we kind of fit in the broader picture and how we can be more informed with the choices we make through what we consume or how we live and things like that. So the show is actually going to be not about the individual, kind of action and more about the collective and community-based action. So I'm basically taking a road trip from Los Angeles to Portland, meeting a broad, broad spectrum of people, all kind of doing something for their community, the climate, or just kind of having a great relationship to nature. And the show, I essentially wanted to make a show that made us think and believe that humans are great and we can do

amazing things rather than the many documentaries that already exist out there that talk about, you know, the serious kind of terrifying truths of the climate crisis. I wanted it to be more about a celebration of humans and how we can be good. So yes, it's going to be like a four-week road trip, meeting a lot of different people, staying in different places, from camping to hotels to wherever and essentially just also just celebrating the beautiful landscapes we're going to go through you know something i i was just thinking about this it's like we the proverbial we um we see a fire and what do we do we put it out right but we put it out because right now we see that it's burning something down.

It's having a negative effect on whatever, you know, in simplest terms. But the environment is pretty much on fire. It's always on fire, you know. And we don't, if we don't see the fire, we assume it's like what I'm trying to say is it's almost like, let's live in today. We have to take care of today. We can't worry about tomorrow. And so environment is so.

it's so important and the pollution and the plastics and all these things and you know i'm not great either i'm good but i could be a lot better and it's just like i don't know why it's not implemented in in high schools grade schools like just really part of the curriculum of like this is what we do this is how we operate and we're we're taking so long technologically to adapt to this situation or sort of like you know the we don't see that the planet's in crisis unless you're a scientist unless you believe science unless you right so I guess it's like how do you get people to really back it and you do documentaries you write books you do this and it's like it's like you just got to keep waking people up and saying you can actually help if there's more of you

Bonnie. Yeah. So. Yeah. I mean, I think like what you say, like if you bring it home and whether that has to be through someone else's story who's been more directly affected and on the front lines of a crisis of climate, you know, whether that's a hurricane, a typhoon, you know, a wildfire or exposure to toxins, like has just happened in the train crash in Ohio. Like if you see a story that's like, oh, that's just 10 miles from my house or someone I know's house. Like, as these stories, sadly, are going to come closer to our sphere and vicinity, then, you know, we are more likely to react.

Like, however well you can tell a story of someone far away, experiencing something, or, you know, distant marine ecology suffering from microplastics, like, that is quite far and hard to, like, actually put into a scale that we comprehend. But I think as stories are told, you know documentary or narratively and it brings some emotion about like we will then more interact because as much as obviously science is kind of that core pillar like sometimes the way it's described is not a way that like we can kind of get around or emote or like understand so I think that's what I am drawn to like how do we bring in the humanism and the emotions

to these things so that they become people, even if they're an animal. They become people. And I think that's the power of like storytelling. And I think people are more, yeah, just how we work as human beings, like how, you know, sometimes we need to be tricked into certain things to do them. For instance, like if you incentivized actions that you could take to better your environment, you probably would do it rather than. just doing it for the sake of it. You know, when you put in charges on plastic bags in the grocery

store or, you know, certain things like that, or you get sort of tax credits or rebates for doing certain things. Like, we just are, we work that way. If we get incentivized by something and we get kind of the... It's like a child. We are all children. It's like, would you like an ice cream? If you do that. If you clean your room, you'll get an ice cream. And I think that's what, you know, it's unfortunate about the government. And when we can see, you know, feel like oh we're not moving fast enough like there's only so much we can bully and feel bad about as individuals when really those in power are not doing enough you know and they're not acting in the emergency state that we need to act so it's always that push pull I think of how terrible we can

feel on our own like I feel like there's only so far you can spiral into that kind of doomism when it's just not helpful you know you have to kind of like smart That makes perfect sense. I love it. I love that you're doing that. I love that you're so serious about it and you just don't stop. I mean, working with Greenpeace and it just keeps building and I know you traveled and, you know, looking out the oceans and the plastics and all the things that are happening. And it's just it's a lot to take on along with your career.

But you're also like, hey, this is part of my life. Part of my career is doing this and making documentaries and writing books and awesome. Awesome. All right. This is called shit talking with Bonnie Wright. These are rapid fire. These are for my patrons. They're awesome. I love you guys. They support the show. They really get back and keep the show going. Patron.com slash inside of you to join. Here we go. Ray H. What has been the most challenging thing to work on? Ooh. Um, well, probably honestly still Harry Potter, even though like, I think in perspective, yeah. It was a massive challenge. Ten years. Stamina. Stamna. I think when you're a kid, you don't even realize when you're young, you can power through shit. I was like, I'm fine.

Now I'm like, yeah. On perspective, I'm like, wow, that was pretty hard. Oh, my gosh. And imagine being hairy. Yeah, I can't even imagine. Oh, my gosh. That's daunting, right? I guess as a kid you're excited and you're just like, oh, where do I go next?

Where do I go next? And then all of a sudden you get old and you're like, oh, my God, that was when I was, I could do it. And I don't know if anybody could do it. Well, people do it. I just don't, I just couldn't do it. Sophie Am, can you. tell us about your audition. We already talked about that. Sorry, Sophie. Alan Rickman. Did Alan Rickman have an intimidating presence? We talked about that. So I'm just mentioning your name.

Your name is Alan Rickman. The guy's name I think is Alan Rickman. Wow. It can't be, but that's what that's what Bryce has on there. Was there anyone else that you were afraid to work with? Not that you were afraid to work with him, but we're kind of, uh, well, yeah, I think after we spoke about Ray Fines now, I'm like, yeah, it was pretty terrifying. Maggie, she was kind of serious. Yeah, she was definitely serious. Yeah. Tom Ann, who had the best practical joke? on the set of Harry Potter. Oh, definitely James and Oliver Phelps. Really?

Yeah, I mean, they were them, you know. Are you going on their travel show? I went on the first season. You did. I'm going to go on the next season. They asked me to do it, so they have this awesome travel. What's the show called? Fantastic friends.

Fantastic friends. Guys, go look for them. I'm promoting it because I love those guys. You could shout out to Dan. I might do a show at my own show with Dan. So it'll be cool too. I'm trying to get my buddy John Heater to join me. Julie Jules, if you had created control over Ginny's role in the H. Harry Potter franchise,

what would you have like to see or imagine she would have done if she had a larger role? I mean, we talked about that, but like what's the one thing you think of? Oh, so many things. I mean, I think her development and relationship with Harry. Like, in the book, there are all these little kind of moments that build up to it and, like, give it reason. So just those nuanced moments of like their relationship developing would have been great. I also feel like there were many more scenes kind of showing this kind of like confidence of her, which was like through the Dumbledoll's army scenes or loads of quidditch she was in.

Obviously she becomes a professional quidditch player in her later life. So I think they would have helped. Maya P. What is it like directing actors? Well, we worked with as a child. I mean pretty scary, but pretty. But she did it. I was pretty honored, yes. Do you know there was a play, my friend Troy Rudolph told me this.

It was a two-part stage play. It's 19 years later after Harry Potter, after the epilogue, I guess. And your second child goes to Hogwarts and shows difficult as he has with his parents and in his adventures that they go on. There's controversy with the play. Did you ever hear about that? The Cursed Child play? Is that what it's called? Yeah, yeah.

I don't know. Did you see it? Oh, no. But yeah, I've seen it. I saw it with the original cast in London when it was first on. I mean, it was part of the. Obviously, it was written by someone else who wrote the book as a play and lots of people read the book. And then it was kind of okay to sort of go into production and JK Rowling kind of was a supporting kind of producer or some role on it.

And the biggest question that everyone wants to know is, are they going to be making like a TV film version of it? I don't know any more Intel. I mean, it would be pretty fun because also the characters, you know, it's really about the children. it's not about our characters. So it wouldn't be a massive role. It would be really about like these kids and the new generation of hoggots. But there's some, this part. Totally.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. But it would be, it wouldn't, it would just be more of a kind of adventure. Yeah. So it would be fun. But I have no idea if they'll do it. All politics aside, J.K. Rowling. And what do you think of her as a creator, as an author? Yeah, that's a lovely question.

I think brilliance. I mean, you know, she created this incredible world that was so deeply layered and just a joy to be a part of. Like, there was just so much material in those books to help you create this magical world. And when I go back and, like, read the first book or watch the first movie, it's just like, wow.

Like, this is just, like, exactly what you want stories to be. Like, to fully escape into this, like, entirely built, world that is like solid and real and I think it's really from you know I'm a big lover of you know the genre of fantasy or sci-fi and those kind of things so to actually see someone like achieve a world that's fully like you're absorbed in is really cool do you I guess it's like don't you kind of wish I think a lot of people wish that if they go to London if they go to England it was Harry Potter world everywhere it just Oh, it looks like, is that based on old England and things like that pretty much is, right?

Yeah, I mean, you know, like fantasy, probably. Yeah, like, obviously like, like, I don't know, like the shopping kind of street like diagonally and those kind of things, you know, there are little kind of cobbled streets of old shops that exist in London that you're like, this is the inspiration or small towns that exist like that. So it doesn't feel, yeah, very steeped in that kind of history and architecture, but just in a. more odd odd kind of magical mystical way um but i love that london is is really a part of the films having you know i'm a londoner grew up in london and i love seeing those scenes um in in the films particularly like some moments that they're just like flying on broomsticks like down the thames you're like yeah sure what's your favorite film out of all of them and what is you and lastly what is your favorite moment for you as a character um my favorite

film personally I loved filming the Chamber of Secrets the second because that was like a massive step up for my character and then I love

Deathly Hallows Part 2 because I had all the Hogwarts battle sequences and I always loved those kind of high energy moments and there was like a lot of stake and sadly quite a lot of characters died so it was like very emotional

so that was really fun that even though it was the last film so it was kind of sad knowing it was coming to an end but like personally but then story wise I always loved the Order of the Phoenix which is the fifth one

I feel like every day that it was like a different mood you're like oh no I love the goblet of fire but favorite moment that's hard you don't have to give me a lot of moments a favorite moment just because I was like excited to be in the middle of the scene

there's this great scene in the Battle of Hogwarts where basically like Belatrix Lestranged like goes for me and Mrs. Weasley sort of like stands in my way and they had this little like, you know, moment that's written so well. You know, there's this great line. Mrs. Weasley and Julie was so excited to say, which is like, stay away from my daughter you bitch or something like that.

And like in the weeks like leading up to knowing that they were going to film this scene, you know, you could tell they were like, you know, they were like winding each other up and getting each other really excited to this scene and I was just so excited to be in the middle of it. That's awesome. And they had fun with it. And it was good. You do any impressions?

Not really. Not one? Maybe like of him. What? Maybe. Come on, try one. Of what? A few.

Can you do an impression of Maggie? Ronald Weasley. She says something like that. Ten points from Griffin, don't know. That's good. Do it again. I love that. I love that.

This is the roll the R's again. Ronald Wiesley. you're late again. That's so good. Do you like doing accents and things and goop and around? I do. When I was younger, I was like, obsessed with accents. Like, I loved accents.

My mom's side of the family all live in Australia. Can you do one? And so I used to, like, I used to be obsessed with Australia. Like, I was like, why do we live in London? We can live at the beach. Like, what are we doing? And so every time we're in Australia, I would, like, have this accent. And I'd be, like, trying to, you know, be Australian.

And my brother's like, shut, like, you're not from here. And I was like, stop, you know, like, ruining my. My character. And then my dad is from Leeds, which is where Matthew's from. Matthew. And so I used to love doing a northern accent. Let me hear in Leeds. I wouldn't even know.

I used to, like, my cousins used to just be the fun. They'd be all like long, long words. Like, mom, no, I don't want to do that. Why do you speak like this? Like, where are you going? What are you having? It's what everyone, what are you having? People say when it was like, what you having for dinner or something?

or like it's just slower yeah very slow nice like long elongated i remember him like there's this band the arctic monkeys that he loves the arctic monkeys and he i was i was like who's this he's like octet monkeys the way he said it i remember he goes octet monkeys what the what the the arctic monkeys or whatever how he said it he's going to get mad at me because i don't he goes i don't sound like that um this has been a treat did you have fun i did i told you have fun it's It's easy. It's easy. With you, it's easy.

With me. Yeah. Thanks for being here. Thank you. All right. I'll see you later. Oh, what's your handle? Oh, at this is be right.

At this is be right. Follow her if you haven't already followed her. She's awesome. Thank you. Thank you. What you see is what you get with Bonnie. She's no BS. When you meet her, she's kind.

But she's like, like, you know, I'm not, you know, she doesn't put up with bullshit. So why, why would you? And she's, uh, she's smart. She directs. She acts. She does it all. And, uh, it was a treat having her here in the studio. Thanks for your time, Bonnie. I really appreciate you. And again, if you'd like the podcast, please subscribe, write a review, helps the podcast. And if you miss that on something, I say all the stuff in the intro, patron.com slash inside of you that really patrons saved the show. So join that and support the podcast. You get so many perks for Patreon, um, one of which are your names mentioned at the end of every episode, uh, Zooms with me

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