Conversation between JK Rowling and Steve Kloves (2011)

Harry Potter Wizard's Collection - Creating the World Part 7

[Musickt]

“We can’t make the movies scene by scene, they’d be twelve hour long films.”

I mean I’m okay with that

[Chelsbells]

I could watch Rowling talk about these books forever. The passion she has for her work is just incredible.

[timrob]

The only reason I would like to see a TV series of Harry Potter is because we would be able to see all the books in its complete form.

[mariavalie]

In the beginning when Jo said that the books couldn't have been filmed scene by scene because they would have had 12 hour films, immediately I screamed "I would sit in a theater to watch all 8 films 12 hours long." I would be okay if the films were that long, because Harry Potter is amazing.

[TiaMat]

"Childhood is the opposite of warm and fuzzy. My childhood wasn't warm and fuzzy. Playgrounds are a brutal place." That just hit me really hard.

[VideosOfRandomContext]

12 HOUR LONG HARRY POTTER FILMS?!? LMAO YES I COULD WATCH ANYTHING TO DO WITH HARRY POTTER FOR YEARS NON-STOP.

[noratoufaili]

Why does J.K Rowling give me Princess Diana vibes? That class, elegance, eye contact, everything. I love her.

[jaydee]

To be honest, I still think Steve Kloves hated Ron as a character. Kloves spent most of the films turning Ron into a walking punch-line, and only gave him a few good moments at the end because Rowling made it crystal-clear in the last book that Ron was always more than just a joke. It would also explain why Steve Kloves gave so many of Ron's best moments to Hermione, and why the films made Hermione Ron's role as Harry's closest friend and ally.
Seriously, Rupert Grint deserved better than the meagre characterisation he was given.

[fj]

The way Rowling talks about these books, they are her life. The characters live in her. And they live in us forever too.

[BlairKillgallon]

I love that story about Evanna, I love that she's just one of us, just a Potterhead who wondered into an open audition and became a part of the this world that we love. I'm glad one of us manged to achieve that dream.

[jaelucky]

This has to be my favorite interview with her. It's like she's finally talking to someone who truly understands her. Like they are creative lovers.

[Ariana-fvtp]

These were the finest books ever written. Made my childhood a million times better. I’ve waited to feel the same profound connection with a book again, but never could. I wonder why that was. This is very nostalgic for most of us and will forever be a part of the good old days.

[lillyd]

so he's the reason hermione is perfect and ron is completely dumb in the movies

[caramelunicorn]

I loved Hermione, but yeah Ron was downplayed way too much.

[nickjjismyhusband]

I love hearing Jo walk about her HP world. She has such an encyclopedic knowledge of it its mind blowing.

[akankhyapanda]

If you look closely, Harry Potter by Daniel Radcliffe was perfectly casted. Dan is perfect combination of awkwardness, witty, restless, misunderstood.

[gretekr.]

I think it's funny that JK thinks, Ron is way easier to love than Hermione... I always get the impression that Ron is the most underrated character of the Trio. And as Harry is the protagonist and Hermione and Ron are his best friends, most people like all three of them.

[GP_OO]

Rupert is a great actor
he did a much better jog in philosopher stone than Dan and Emma if you pay attetion

[chylan]

I honestly wouldn’t mind 12 hour long Harry Potter films🤷🏾‍♂️

[clorofemully]

I HATE that he claims Hermione is his favorite character, when he consistently wrote her as such a perfect immature view of a perfect woman. To not include her flaws-- her bossiness, stubbornness, closed-mindedness, anxiety, panic under pressure, etc.-- while claiming she is your favorite character just shows that he did not see or understand the real Hermione. This hurts because in mainstream society and media women are so often expected to be perfect in order to be likable or even valuable. His writing did a disservice to the complex character in the books and ultimately to women.