Rupert Grint has revealed he almost quit playing his character Ronald Weasley after the fourth installment of the Harry Potter franchise.
The actor, 30, who catapulted to fame at the tender age of 11 as Harry's best friend, said there were times he felt like he was "done", with those feelings reaching its height after filming for Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire ended.
He told The Independent: "I had just finished my GCSEs, I thought 'Do I actually want to keep doing this?' It's a bit of a drag because obviously it's a big sacrifice.
"You take for granted anonymity, just doing normal stuff, just going out, everything was different and a little bit scary. There were times when I was like 'I'm done.'"
Rupert, who is currently portraying Charlie Cavendish-Scott in Snatch, added he couldn't remember life before Harry Potter, with his life in the spotlight becoming the "new normal" and felt the pressure of the paparazzi's appetite for scandal.