Late actor Alan Rickman made quite a few posthumous waves in October when his diaries were published in the book Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman.
The book gives details about 25 years of Rickman's life and his process as an actor throughout his career.
But by far the bits that seem to have most grabbed people's attention were his thoughts about the Harry Potter film series, in which he appeared as Severus Snape--including some unvarnished opinions about his child co-stars including Daniel Radcliffe.
Radcliffe appeared earlier this week on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live to promote his new movie Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, in which he plays "Weird Al" Yankovic, which debuted on Roku last Friday.
During a viewer Q&A segment, Radcliffe gave his thoughts on what Rickman had to say about him, seen below.
Daniel Radcliffe Discusses Alan Rickman’s Diary | WWHLyoutu.be
In his diaries, while Rickman described Radcliffe as "sensitive, articulate and smart," he didn't seem particularly keen on his young co-star's acting abilities. Of Radcliffe, he wrote:
“I still don’t think [Radcliffe] is really an actor but he will undoubtedly direct/produce.”
But for Radcliffe's part, he didn't seem to take offense to Rickman's two cents. When a WWHL viewer asked him about Rickman's predictions, Radcliffe essentially agreed. He told host Andy Cohen:
“I would love to, definitely directing."
"Producing seems like all the hard parts of the industry without any of the fun. So I don’t really have an interest in doing that."
"But yeah, I would love to."
And lest anyone think there's bad blood between the two, Radcliffe added that he loved reading Rickman's thoughts about his Harry Potter experience.
"And all the stuff Alan wrote was very lovely and nostalgic reading.”
“His comments about us being, like, ‘These kids need to learn their lines, it’s kind of a nightmare right now.’"
"All of that stuff through to us meeting when I was over here doing a play and we met, yeah, it was very sweet to read all of that."
Radcliffe was joined on Watch What Happens Live by his Weird: The Al Yankovic Story costar Evan Rachel Wood, who plays pop icon Madonna in the satirical biopic, which depicts a fictional but hilarious romance between her and Yankovic.
And while Rickman may not have been totally convinced of Radcliffe's acting prowess, his performance in Weird has people cheering--and in some cases thirsting.
\u201cYES Daniel Radcliffe is playing it for laughs, but he\u2019s also acting at an absurdist pitch that is \u2014 I\u2019ll say it \u2014 Oscar-worthy. Because satire this off-the-rails demands SUSTAIN and if that sustain ever wavers? The movie collapses. And Radcliffe NEVER wavers\u2026\u201d— Patton Oswalt (@Patton Oswalt) 1667171074
\u201cSpoilers, but The Like A Surgeon scene from the Weird Al Movie is a perfect scene. Evan Rachel Wood and Daniel Radcliffe absolutely nailed it.\u201d— (Parody) (@(Parody)) 1667538817
\u201cDaniel Radcliffe absolutely kills it as Weird Al. Probably his greatest performance. I wish Al was still alive to see it.\u201d— \ud83d\udc19\ud83d\udef8rev. shoggoth \ud83e\uddb7\ud83e\udd21 (@\ud83d\udc19\ud83d\udef8rev. shoggoth \ud83e\uddb7\ud83e\udd21) 1667759466
\u201cI watched the Daniel Radcliffe Weird Al biopic for the plot.\u201d— Elmo Nuke Verse (@Elmo Nuke Verse) 1667601943
\u201cthe sexiest man alive is actually daniel radcliffe playing weird al\u201d— jolene of arc (@jolene of arc) 1667926547
\u201cDaniel Radcliffe made the best decision after the wizard movies to just be game for anything, what a cool weird little guy\u201d— Anya Tinker Taylor Soldier Joy (@Anya Tinker Taylor Soldier Joy) 1667619011
\u201cDaniel Radcliffe should get an Oscar nomination for the Weird Al movie.\u201d— Russell Summers (@Russell Summers) 1667663143
\u201cI think we need to give Daniel Radcliffe an Oscar for Weird Al?\u201d— almond taylor-joy (@almond taylor-joy) 1668114226
\u201cI need daniel radcliffe (as weird al) so bad\u201d— \ud83e\uddea\ud83d\udd2cScott\ud83d\udeab\ud83d\udc7b (@\ud83e\uddea\ud83d\udd2cScott\ud83d\udeab\ud83d\udc7b) 1667606339
\u201cWeird: The Al Yankovic Story is perfectly ridiculous and Daniel Radcliffe is marvelous in it.\u201d— Machine Pun Kelly \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Machine Pun Kelly \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1667707926
Rickman's book is currently in stores, and you can catch Radcliffe in Weird on Roku.
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Daniel Radcliffe Reacts To Alan Rickman's Blunt Diary Thoughts About Him As A Child Actor
The 'Harry Potter' star agreed with a lot of his late co-star's reflections when asked about them on 'Watch What Happens Live'.