Why was Daniel radcliffe excited to be cast in Equus?”
‘Equus,’ starring Daniel Radcliffe, opens on B’way By Erin Carlson, Associated Press Writer NEW YORK — By now, Daniel Radcliffe has his role in “Equus” down cold. But he still had a case of the jitters before taking the stage for the play’s Broadway opening. “It was funny because tonight I didn’t expect to be nervous because we’ve done all the previews, we’ve had all the critics here,” Radcliffe said after Thursday’s performance. “I thought, ‘Oh, we’ll do it tonight, it won’t be so bad.’ But I was terrified before we went out. I was like, ‘Omigod, this is it.'” The “Harry Potter” star said there’s an advantage to being nervous. “The jitters should be there ’til the last night of performing — because the jitters are what get you on stage,” he said. “It’s the nerves that make it exciting and vital and make every show different.” Radcliffe earned rave reviews for his performance in the London production of the Tony-winning play. His portrayal of a disturbed teenager who blinds six horses
Radcliffe received a Best Actor nomination from London’s Evening Standard Drama Awards for his performance of the disturbed Alan Strang, a seemingly normal 17-year-old who is fascinated by horses but inexplicably blinds six of them with a hoof pick. The play, which starts with Griffith’s psychiatrist character treating Strang, tries to understand why. “The stage experience was phenomenal,” Radcliffe said. “I think it came out at exactly the right time for me. At that stage, it was what I needed to do. And it was great fun. It was fantastic. I met some brilliant people and got to work with Richard Griffiths in a totally different capacity. Because as Uncle Vernon, it’s great and we all have a laugh, but he’s only normally around for a week, a week and a half. So to spend 16 weeks with him, and to do that character, that was fantastic. And sometimes it’s hard to detach yourself from a certain character, after having done the show for 16 weeks. You do get very attached to him, and in a wa
