Can you sayAccio behind-the-scenes secrets?

“That was my claim to fame!

Being young, it was pretty cool to see behind the scenes.”

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“We pass in the hallway.

I was holding an owl.

That’s my big moment.

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“Which I was amazed he could recall with such detail.”

“I can’t restore it, but I have the Golden Snitch,” he said.

“It’s not in good shape.

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It just sits on my desk in a little glass case, but it’s dying.

It’s not made of gold anymore; it’s brass.

The wings are getting crooked.”

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“I’d already said goodbye,” he recalled.

It’s [him] cheering me on as Dumbledore.

I thought, ‘This has got to be one of the great moments of my film-making career.'”

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Columbus entered and saw him writing.

“Telling me he was going to tell the truth about everyone.

We sat there for a couple of hours, talking and laughing.”

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David Tennant was totally starstuck on set

“I was, like, No.

I remember us sitting around in a circle telling wonderful stories [between takes].

I just thought, ‘This is what acting’s all about.'”

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But ultimately, Lynch says, the scene was cut from the script.

“They were like, yeah it wouldn’t cover it,” she said with a laugh.

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