"I like geography. I like to know where places are"
About this Quote
That plainness is the point. Coming from an actor whose fame is tied to a world-building franchise, the line carries a sly meta-echo: audiences know Felton as someone who “belongs” to an imaginary map (Hogwarts, diagon alley, the whole narrative geography of Harry Potter). The quote tugs him back into the real one. It’s a small act of self-positioning: I’m not only a character on your mental storyboard; I’m a person with ordinary curiosities.
The subtext also nods at a cultural moment where “not knowing where places are” has become shorthand for incuriosity, privilege, even parochialism. Felton sidesteps the moralizing and makes the case for basic competence as a kind of personal comfort. Geography here isn’t an intellectual flex; it’s a coping skill in a globalized life of airports, press tours, and constant motion.
The intent feels disarmingly human: reclaiming the right to like something simple, and to say it simply, without turning it into a brand.
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| Topic | Knowledge |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Felton, Tom. (2026, January 18). I like geography. I like to know where places are. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-like-geography-i-like-to-know-where-places-are-5804/
Chicago Style
Felton, Tom. "I like geography. I like to know where places are." FixQuotes. January 18, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-like-geography-i-like-to-know-where-places-are-5804/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I like geography. I like to know where places are." FixQuotes, 18 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-like-geography-i-like-to-know-where-places-are-5804/. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.


