Cuarón relieved to see the back of Hogwarts
May 18, 2004 at 7:34 AM ET
Geri
Yahoo! News (via Reuters)
While in Cannes to promote a new film, Alfonso Cuarón
commented that he is relieved that the whole expereince of filming Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is over.
When asked if he was pleased that filming was over, Cuarón reportedly told reporters:
"Oh Yeah. It's a long process. It was a pleasure every single instant. I was never stressed but I was completely exhausted. And when you are working on one of the most famous film franchises in the world, there is no escaping the teenage wizard created by author JK Rowling. He is everywhere.
There is another thing about Harry Potter. You cannot rest. You have one day free and you walk in the street and there is Harry Potter iconography everywhere.
It's not that you don't work one day and you can relax and not see your characters. The world is surrounded by Harry Potter.
The example I like is -- if you have the most beautiful car to drive with the best seats and it's so safe and the machine is so luxurious.
But there is only one trouble -- you are going to drive for two years and you cannot stop to pee."