Ralph Fiennes on playing Dark Lord Voldemort
October 10, 2008 by Wendy Boswell
Oh, that Voldy! Such a party pooper, isn’t he? Ralph Fiennes thought so too:
“I hesitated for a bit before committing to the role because it sort of requires you to personify evil, and I don’t know how you do that,” Fiennes says. “I latched onto what was maybe crude psychology in working out Voldemort’s obsession with Harry.
Harry was loved by his parents, which Voldemort can’t stand. He is, of course, a rejected person. It’s quite basic: the rejected child who’s emotionally been denied affection turns violent. You have to suggest there’s more there, a life, a spirit, a mind. It isn’t just a creepy voice and makeup. I always think you can find more in something. It’s good to just keep asking questions until someone says cut.”
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I can’t imagine someone else in this role. He does such a phenomenal job!
I think he plays an excellent Voldemort.
The first time I saw Voldemort I didn’t realize it was him who played the role.
Then I saw “Maid in Manhattan” on TV and was like wow he looks familiar!
Looked it up and it blew me away that it was him lol
Quite the versatile actor.
my gosh, hes so handsome..
ralph fiennes plays a wonderful voldemort!!!no one else could play voldemort SO good!he is just EXCELLENT!!!!!
yes Ralph Fiennes is the best! I’m agree with Christina
ralph is excellent as the dark Lord……the only problem is that his dialogs as dark lord have been reduced …in GOF , where dark lord gives a big speech in front of the death-eaters and harry in the book…ralph actually got only a quarter of the whole thing in the movie.