"But 'Potter' happened at such a young age and I found it hard to deal with the fame side of things. If I ever do see Dan [Radcliffe] or Emma [Watson], fame is the one thing we never talk about.
"There's no way I would compare us to the Beatles, but they always said it was impossible to describe what it was like being a Beatle unless you were there. Maybe us three experienced a tiny bit of that."
But Grint insisted he would always be "eternally grateful" to the 'Harry Potter' fans and would never reject their approaches.
He added: "I'm eternally grateful to the Potter fans and never refuse a selfie, but I do sometimes miss my anonymity. At least lockdown allowed me to wear a mask. I did think of having one done with Dan's face on it."
If he did quit acting, the British star would like to take up a hands-on trade.
He told the Sunday Times magazine: "It would be nice to go off and do something completely different, like building or carpentry. Before lockdown I was always hanging around in B&Q, buying more tools.
"And I've just started my own miniature pottery production line. If Wednesday's napping, I throw some clay on my wheel and make tiny jugs and bowls."
