Ralph Fiennes was hesitant about playing Voldemort
Friday, 15 July 2011, 20:31 IST
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Los Angeles: Hollywood actor Ralph Fiennes has revealed he wasn''t sure initially that he wanted to play Harry Potter''s nemesis Lord Voldemort in the wizard franchise but says now he can understand the villain''s "loneliness." While calling Voldemort - aka He Who Must Not Be Named - a "demonic spirit" and "satanic force," Fiennes said that he tries to see the good everyone - even villainous characters like Voldemort, said The Hollywood Reporter. "Young Voldemort was an orphan and denied any kind of parental affection or love, so he''s been an isolated figure from a very young age. But I always think there has to be the possibility of good in someone, too. It might have been eroded, repressed, suppressed or somehow distorted with-in him after he was really damaged," said Fiennes. The actor, who has played negative roles in ''Schindler''s List'' and ''Red Dragon'', was initially hesitant to sign on for the role, not having any familiarity with JK Rowling''s book series. "After I got the role, I pored over all the references in the books and found the passages where JK Rowling described him. Sometimes you can create a character off a real-life person, but often you create something out of yourself. As it turned out, I very much had a part in the way he looked. I found little physicalities in the role, and something always happened when I put those long, flowing robes on. That''s when I felt Voldemort," he said.
Source: PTI
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