Actor and a poet, and it's the mixture - quite a combo, isn't it? And age is definitely an added advantage for this Hollywood heartthrob, who happens to be the both - poet and an actor. And here, we are talking about non other than the Harry Potter star, Daniel Radcliffe himself.
Daniel, so far, seems to be balancing quite well between the two. So far, the actor has penned down four poems. All of these have been published in an underground fashion magazine , under the pen name Jacob Gershon. Why? Well, Radcliffe's pseudonym Jacob Gershon is a combination of his middle name, and the Jewish version of his mother's maiden name, Gresham.
The poetic aspect of the 19-year-old actor was out recently when the young star disclosed the secret in an interview with the Guardian. On this, the actor reluctantly admits: "I didn't want to publish it under my name. It's the kind of thing I look back on and just think, 'Ahhh!'".
About him, whom a lot, today, feel creative, justifies, "As an actor, there is room for a certain amount of creativity, but you're always ultimately going to be saying somebody else's words." He concludes by saying, "When I don't write in form and metre, I become unbearably self-indulgent. It's what Robert Frost said: free verse is like playing tennis with the net down." About his favourite poets, he adds: "I love Raymond Carver, and Chekhov."
Radcliffe, from his very early life showed some kind of interest for the world's best known art - movies. In December 1999, he made his acting debut in the BBC's televised two-part adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel and David Copperfield, portraying the title character as a young boy.
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Daniel, so far, seems to be balancing quite well between the two. So far, the actor has penned down four poems. All of these have been published in an underground fashion magazine , under the pen name Jacob Gershon. Why? Well, Radcliffe's pseudonym Jacob Gershon is a combination of his middle name, and the Jewish version of his mother's maiden name, Gresham.
The poetic aspect of the 19-year-old actor was out recently when the young star disclosed the secret in an interview with the Guardian. On this, the actor reluctantly admits: "I didn't want to publish it under my name. It's the kind of thing I look back on and just think, 'Ahhh!'".
About him, whom a lot, today, feel creative, justifies, "As an actor, there is room for a certain amount of creativity, but you're always ultimately going to be saying somebody else's words." He concludes by saying, "When I don't write in form and metre, I become unbearably self-indulgent. It's what Robert Frost said: free verse is like playing tennis with the net down." About his favourite poets, he adds: "I love Raymond Carver, and Chekhov."
Radcliffe, from his very early life showed some kind of interest for the world's best known art - movies. In December 1999, he made his acting debut in the BBC's televised two-part adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel and David Copperfield, portraying the title character as a young boy.
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