JC_G said:
I'm not sure why parents think that Daniel Radcliffe being in Equus makes him a bad role model. Are they worried that their children might start wanting to star in edgy West End plays when they grow up?
Maybe they're worried the kids will start stabbing horses in the eyes with spikes.
But surely anyone old enough to go to the play will be old enough to tell the difference between fiction and reality, and distinguish between Daniel Radcliffe as an actor and the (fictional) character he portrays. If there are people out there that are unable to do that, and emulate everything they see, then something has gone really wrong in their upbringing and that has nothing to do with Daniel Radcliffe.
JC_G said:
I'm not sure why parents think that Daniel Radcliffe being in Equus makes him a bad role model. Are they worried that their children might start wanting to star in edgy West End plays when they grow up?
Maybe they're worried the kids will start stabbing horses in the eyes with spikes.
But surely anyone old enough to go to the play will be old enough to tell the difference between fiction and reality, and distinguish between Daniel Radcliffe as an actor and the (fictional) character he portrays. If there are people out there that are unable to do that, and emulate everything they see, then something has gone really wrong in their upbringing and that has nothing to do with Daniel Radcliffe.
All I have to say is, Welcome to the A-list Harry. He was one of the biggest child stars, but he with one choice play swept past any chance of being a burnout. As long as the play gets even halfway decent reviews, he'll be huge from now on as a man, not just a boy.
Here in the states, George Takei (Mr. Sulu, from star trek) played the Psychologist on broadway... Bring Radcliffe to Broadway and you could really get a ton of Fanboys and Fangirls in the theater that way.
Adair
Canada
January 2006
JAN 31, 2007 06:07 PM