Daniel Radcliffe: 'Luck Got me Where I am'

Daniel Radcliffe believes his success is down to luck.

The 19-year-old actor -- who is believed to have earned around $40 million from the Harry Potter movie franchise -- insists that he has worked hard over the years, but attributes good fortune for putting him where he is today.

Asked what his parents think about his acting, Radcliffe said, "'No, absolutely not,' is what they said when I was younger, but they’re pleased now. I got where I am by dumb luck. You only deserve what you have if you work hard.

"I know most actors hoped for a job, and then found themselves between jobs. For me, it was a great job at 11.

"I'm a person who got lucky very young. I was brought up with a work ethic – show up on time, work hard and do your lines. I love literature massively. I have an interest in film, and I'm incredibly lucky to be doing it."

And Daniel -- who is set to make his Broadway debut in Equus later this year -- also revealed why he chose to do theater.

"In the eyes of lots of people in the acting world, theater legitimizes you," he explains. "Also I wanted to prove it to myself that I could do it. My parents said, 'You have to really love to do it, it's a lot of work.' I trained for 18 months in London. I worked with my vocal coach in London."