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Rupert Grint Talks 'Suffocating' Experience Filming 'Harry Potter' & Blurring the Lines Between Himself & Ron

Rupert Grint Talks 'Suffocating' Experience Filming 'Harry Potter' & Blurring the Lines Between Himself & Ron

Rupert Grint is getting real about his time playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies.

The 34-year-old came to fame playing the steadfast red head who becomes one of Harry Potter’s best friends in the magical series.

He opened up about the intense filming schedule and having a hard time distinguishing where his character ended and his own personality began in a revealing new interview.

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Rupert told Bustle that “the lines were blurred” for him by the time the franchise came to an end.

“In the movies, we merged into one. By the end of it, I was playing myself,” he explained, adding that Ron became his “second name.”

He continued, noting that “I answer to it, if someone calls me Ron.”

While the franchise made Rupert and his co-stars some of the most famous young actors in recent memory, the schedule was overwhelming.

Potter was so full on — [filming] all year, then we’d promote the rest of the time. It was quite suffocating,” he recalled of the time.

By the end he was ready for a break.

“It was an out-of-body experience for a while, but I think we finished at the right time. If we continued, it could’ve gone downhill,” he opined.

Rupert recently revealed if he was down to return to Hogwarts and play Ron again. He also reflected on the tragic death of a co-star.

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