Actor Daniel Radcliffe has shared a heartwarming anecdote about his first encounter with legendary actress Maggie Smith on the set of 'David Copperfield'. He reveals his initial nervousness, the surprising question he posed to her, and how she instantly put him at ease.
I was 9 years old and we were reading through scenes for David Copperfield , which was my first job," Daniel said in his statement."I knew virtually nothing about her other than that my parents were awestruck at the fact that I would be working with her.
"Then Daniel shared an adorable story about the first question he asked Maggie after meeting."The other thing I knew about her was that she was a Dame, so the first thing I asked her when we met was ‘Would you like me to call you Dame?’ at which she laughed and said something to the effect of ‘Don’t be ridiculous!’" he said."I remember feeling nervous to meet her and then her putting me immediately at ease. She was incredibly kind to me on that shoot, and then I was lucky enough to go on working with her for another 10 years on theDaniel went on to say Maggie had"a fierce intellect, a gloriously sharp tongue, could intimidate and charm in the same instant and was, as everyone will tell you, extremely funny.""I will always consider myself amazingly lucky to have been able to work with her, and to spend time around her on set," he continued."The word legend is overused but if it applies to anyone in our industry then it applies to her. Thank you Maggie."On Friday, social media was abuzz with tributes to the late actor, including from fans and other celebs. You can read more about the tributes
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