Daniel Radcliffe wants to be the next Hoffman

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Published on December 29th, 2012 | by Gabi Finn

The former Harry Potter star models himself on iconic US actor Dustin, because he is renowned for his method acting and the variety of roles hes played in his 50 year acting career, but also because theyre both relatively short

He said: The person Ive been looking at is Dustin Hoffman. In fact, I passed him the other day and he is absolutely on the shorter side, as am I. But he was in all those great roles, from action thrillers to romantic stuff. So there is a way of doing it unconventionally if you dont necess! arily look like the 6ft romantic lead.

Daniel, 23, says one of best moves toward proving he is a serious actor has been starring in racy stage play Equus in 2007, which helped show off his acting prowess.

He said: Doing Equus was important. It showed people that I wasnt just here to capitalise on the Potter fame for as long as I could. I think ultimately, Im ambitious because I want to prove everyone wrong who thinks that its impossible to emerge from Harry Potter and do well.

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