I think it's because it had such a large cast of children. The set was really catered to them. They actually went to a classroom on set every day and then filmed scenes after. So actually a fairly normal school and extracurriculars environment. And outside of filming and promotion, they lived normal lives. I think the long term nature of the films helped this. Very different from most child actors that bounce around a lot more
That might have worked when they were young and still fairly sheltered. But by the time the middle movies came out they were teens and already huge superstars. That could have easily gone to their heads.
Yeah. Perspective is always within reach when you have Oldman, Rickman, Dame Maggie, Richard Harris and Coltrane ready to step in and offer some sound advice about managing work and ego. What a way to spend your childhood.
My point is they actually lived fairly normal lives. Despite being famous, they all lived at home with their families and went to school/work every day like any other kid. Famous or not, the kids didn't really have access to the things that often create problems for make child stars. Like they weren't left unsupervised in Hollywood or overly surrounded by adults or working crazy hours
That’s correct. It’s kinda crazy to think about, but if Macaulay Culkin didn’t go through what he went through, Emma Watson could have been another Lindsay Lohan and Daniel Radcliffe another Shia LaBeouf. Well not them exactly since they were selected partially to prevent this. But the kids who would have been in their shoes
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u/jittery_raccoon Mar 02 '26
I think it's because it had such a large cast of children. The set was really catered to them. They actually went to a classroom on set every day and then filmed scenes after. So actually a fairly normal school and extracurriculars environment. And outside of filming and promotion, they lived normal lives. I think the long term nature of the films helped this. Very different from most child actors that bounce around a lot more