yes, i do like hagrid. he's a big decent kind of bloke. >> hagrid. >> oh, hello. sorry.m in no fit state to entertain today. >> we know about the sorcerer's stone. >> larry: coltrane was her first choice to play the giant, that his acting brought a subtlety necessary to the character. >> with all the fans that this, these books have and the films, do you feel an enormous responsibility to get hagrid right? >> yes, i did feel an enormous responsibility to get hagrid right, but i also think everyone else did. i'm talking about the sparks and the woodworkers and the construction people. everybody. because they're all parents, too. they'd all read the books to their kids. i think everybody raised their game and you look at the cast list of all the people we've had over the ten years. you know, it's the absolute who's who of british acting. it's been an extraordinary experience for everybody, i think. >> larry: one of the latest additions to that who's who of british actors, helena bonham carter, as bellatrix lestrange. >> serious mental issues. a sociopath or psychopath. she

it just had to look absolutely right. >> do you like hagrid? >> i do like hagrid, yes.ne asked me that before. he's a big decent sort of bloke. >> hi. >> hello. sorry, don't wish to be rude but i'm in no state to entertain today. >> j.k. rowling said coltrane was her first choice to play the half giant, that his acting brought a subtlety necessary to the character. with all the fans that these books have in the films, do you feel an enormous responsibility to get hagrid right? >> yes. i did feel an enormous responsibility to get hagrid right. i also think everyone else did, you know, i'm talking about the sparks and woodworkers and construction people, everybody, because they're all parents, too, they had all read the books to their kids and i think everybody raised their game. you look at the cast list of all the people we've had over the last ten years, the absolute who's who of british acting, an extraordinary experience for everybody, i think. >> one of the later additions of who's who of british actors, helena bonham carter as bellatrix lestrange. >> she has issue,

. ♪ >> larry: i'm standing here in front of hagrid's hut.onfidant of harry and ron and hermione during their years at hogwart's. robbie coltrane has played him since the beginning of the series. one of many acclaimed british actors in this very talented cast. including people like maggie smith and alan rickman and helen oh bonham carter. tonight robby and helena open up about harry potter and why these may have been the roles a lifetime. >> welcome, harry, to -- >> larry: a big man at more than 8 feet tall with a personality to match to how big an outfit is it to get into? >> it weighs about 110 pounds, i guess. and there was no way around that, because it just had to look absolutely right. >> larry: do you like hagrid? >> i do. he's a sort of -- a very good question. nobody's asked me that before. yes, i do like hagrid. he's a big decent kind of bloke. >> sorry. no need to be rude. i'm not in a mood for entertainment today. >> larry: coltrane was her first choice to play the giant, that his acting brought a subtlety necessary to the charact

i did feel an enormous responsibility to get hagrid right.lso think everyone else did, you know, i'm talking about the sparks and woodworkers and construction people, everybody, because they're all parents, too, they had all read the books to their kids and i think everybody raised their game. you look at the cast list of all the people we've had over the last ten years, the absolute who's who of british acting, an extraordinary experience for everybody, i think. >> one of the later additions of who's who of british actors, helen carter as bellatrix lestrange. >> she has issue, a social path or psychopath. she-devil takes pleasure from pain that makes her delve very very sick. >> bellatrix has been a potter fan favorite since she was introduced in the order of the phoenix. >> a great place to play. i go to work and it was amazing to be paid over a period of four years to go to work, be paid lots of money to wait around and play a witch and be really naughty. >> in the final film, there's a pivotal scene at the end of the movie, a final fight