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Hats off to starting a franchise younger than we all did in 'Twilight' and keeping your cool. The 'Harry Potter' men and women had, what, a 10-year run?

I didn't know what a stockbroker was when I was eight, but I would just tell everybody that's what I was going to be.

Everybody, I think, that was in 'Harry Potter' was certainly introduced to an enormous lot of young people.

I realize now I could have gotten a whole book out of that and so I think that was a big mistake. But the truth is you write in the moment and with your head down and there is no way back then that I could have conceived of Harry having the longevity that he has had.

People ask me if there are going to be stories of Harry Potter as an adult. Frankly, if I wanted to, I could keep writing stories until Harry is a senior citizen, but I don't know how many people would actually want to read about a 65 year old Harry still at Hogwarts playing bingo with Ron and Hermione.

Nothing's really changed since the Harry Potter films came along.

If I can make a career for myself after Potter, and it goes well, and is varied and with longevity, then that puts to bed the 'child actors argument'.

I've basically grown up with Harry Potter, as so many kids my age have. It's kind of a part of my life.

I never talk about 'Harry Potter' because I think that would rob children of something that's private to them. I think too many things get explained, so I hate talking about it.

I could be 100 years old and in my rocker, but I'll still be very proud that I was part of the 'Harry Potter' films.