'Harry Potter' Actor Tom Felton Gets 'Tips' From Celebrated Co-Stars

Never mind the success, fame and fortune the decade of filming eight "Harry Potter" films has brought the cast. One of the major perks the young actors received over the years was exposure to some of the most celebrated actors working today.

A common joke among the supporting cast — including Kenneth Branagh, Jason Isaacs, Emma Thompson, Maggie Clark, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, etc. — is that the "Potter" films have employed all the British actors in equity at some point or another. The high caliber of acting royalty, as it were, was not lost on the young castmembers, who took advantage of any opportunity to learn from such seasoned professionals.

When MTV News caught up with Tom Felton recently, we asked him how it felt to be surrounded by such esteemed thespians — particularly in the scene at Malfoy Manor, where the Death Eaters gather with Voldemort.

"It was a three-day, maybe four-day scene, and needless to say, the first day, I was pretty quiet," Felton said of filming. "The last thing I wanted was to be the pesky young guy who's asking them a thousand questions about old projects.

"But realistically, they're the nicest people in the world," Felton said of his co-stars. "As soon as you ask them a question, they usually have a dozen answers to throw at you, especially Jason [Isaacs]," he added of the actor who plays Lucius Malfoy, the father of his character Draco. "He's been incredibly good with telling me stories. Also onscreen as well as offscreen tips, they're not necessarily telling you what to do, but you can just watch them and learn from their mannerisms, which is always exciting. You learn after a couple of days that these people are exceptionally normal and very kind people."

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