Broadbent: Slughorn "a decent man, but a weak man"

The LA Times has conducted a new interview with Jim Broadbent, the actor who portrays Horace Slughorn in Half-Blood Prince. Jim discusses what it's like to come into this franchise after five out of seven films are already complete: "In the first one, I'm sure there was a bit of nervousness about whether it would all work, but now it's a unique position to be in, to be making a blockbuster without a lot of nervousness. It's hugely beneficial for the creativity to have a great deal of certainty about the process and the success." Jim also describes the character of Slughorn, calling him "a good man, a decent man, but a weak man". Check the full interview out right here.

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01-09-2009 at 8:37 PM

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Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-01-09 20:43:48

he loosk like such a good actor and very enthusiastic FIRST?!

Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-01-09 20:54:11

Yay Slughorn. (:

Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-01-09 20:56:16

SECOND!!!!! PUMP UP MORE FRUIT!!!! wow, he sounds upset that they didnt get to him faster. This is Harry flappin Potter! everything happens in a sequence! More important characters get an interview first, and he aint that important! Like, at all!

Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-01-09 20:59:35

Of course Slughorn is weak. Thats why Dumbledore wanted him at Hogwarts. The fact that he was on the run for a year, to keep the Death Eaters away from him, that must have taken a toll on Sluggy. I know Jo said the DADA class was jinxed, but I think harry needed to learn different aspects of fighting the Dark Arts, and what better way then to have different teachers teach him. Even having Snape for such a short time, helped him. And he was better able to focus on Potions which is what he needed. Go Slughorn!

Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-01-09 21:08:52

shouldnt slughorn weigh about 100 more lbs?

Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-01-09 21:09:04

shouldnt slughorn weigh about 100 more lbs?

Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-01-09 21:10:40

Uncool, chommy, uncool. Anyway, i agree with merrymarge. He is weak, and D-dizzle needed to keep him out of Death Eater hands. I still stand by my conspiracy about how D-dizzle really hated Snape and banked on the jinxed job thing to get him the heck out of there. 4TH!!!!!!!!!! STILL MORE FRUIT TO BE PUMPED!!!!!

Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-01-10 01:19:20

i defanatly agree with Ravenclaw33 and merrymarge, and mugglelover927. i mostly like slughorn. hes one of those inbetween characters for me, i dont hate him, but i dont love him. he is pretty comical, and easy to manipulate, if you have enough alcohol! which in harrys case is REALLY good!

Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-01-10 10:45:00

i hope hes a good actor!

Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-01-10 12:52:36

mugglelover927 : um..who the bloody hell is D-Dizzle? Dumbledore? i kinda think that calling him D-Dizzle is an insult. anyway, i dont know if i like slughorn. I dont hate him...but hes not my fave.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-01-10 17:27:50

I was kidding, alexxx. It is Dumbledore. Hes so far from a person with the nickname "d-dizzle" that I thought it would be funny. I dont know, i still stand by my conspiracy.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2009-01-10 22:44:04

From the reading I agree with they say about Professor Horace Slughorn, he is a good man but sometimes he does not what he wants. I only hope that he is as good as the rest and give justice to his characther in the rest of the movies.

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Broadbent: Slughorn "a decent man, but a weak man"

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