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Daniel Radcliffe: 'My sad eyes bring sad roles'

Published Thursday, May 12 2011, 18:05 BST | By Kristy Kelly | 2 comments

Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he believes people assume he is a lonely person because of his "sad eyes".

The Harry Potter star, who will be seen in the thriller The Woman in Black next year, explained that he feels misunderstood.

He told Total Film: "I do tend to play quite sad characters. I don't know why - I'm quite happy!

"When I was 11, Chris Columbus said he thought I had sad eyes. I think that's largely the reason I play such sad lonely characters!"

However, Radcliffe insisted that he doesn't mind playing miserable characters as he finds it interesting.

Discussing his Woman in Black character Arthur Kipps, he added: "Arthur is grieving, numb and exhausted and I think it's a struggle for him to get out of bed in the morning.

"That was definitely something that I focused on - that sense of exhaustion and numbness - and it's very useful because it just gives you a slightly different physicality."

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