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"For me, the stunts are so cool, they're one of my favourite things when we're doing the film"

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There’s a disarming modesty in Rupert Grint’s praise of stunts: not the tortured “craft” speech, not the actor-as-philosopher routine, just a fan’s delight smuggled into a professional setting. That’s the intent. He’s normalizing what could read as vanity (Look what I get to do!) by framing it as simple enthusiasm. In a franchise-driven industry where publicity often arrives pre-ironed, the line lands because it sounds unpolished, almost tossed off between takes.

The subtext is more strategic than it appears. “For me” quietly narrows the claim, sidestepping bragging rights and avoiding the implication that stunts are the only valuable part of filmmaking. It also signals identity: Grint isn’t positioning himself as a brooding “serious actor” above spectacle. He’s aligning with the physical, playful side of blockbuster production - a choice that plays well with audiences who want their stars to share their sense of wonder.

Context matters: Grint is inseparable from Harry Potter, a world where danger is choreographed and awe is manufactured at industrial scale. Talking up stunts flatters the machinery of the franchise (the crews, the set pieces) while reinforcing the fantasy that the cast is having as much fun as viewers are. The phrase “when we’re doing the film” subtly shifts attention from the individual to the collective “we,” a reminder that in effects-heavy cinema, thrill is often communal labor. The line works because it sells joy without selling you anything too hard.

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Grint, Rupert. (2026, February 16). For me, the stunts are so cool, they're one of my favourite things when we're doing the film. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/for-me-the-stunts-are-so-cool-theyre-one-of-my-154752/

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Grint, Rupert. "For me, the stunts are so cool, they're one of my favourite things when we're doing the film." FixQuotes. February 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/for-me-the-stunts-are-so-cool-theyre-one-of-my-154752/.

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"For me, the stunts are so cool, they're one of my favourite things when we're doing the film." FixQuotes, 16 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/for-me-the-stunts-are-so-cool-theyre-one-of-my-154752/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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Rupert Grint (born August 24, 1988) is a Actor from United Kingdom.

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