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"Real Access" presenter Lauren Mayhew: Once upon a time, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint were just unknown, slighty nerdy looking kids with the awesome responsibility of bringing the Harry Potter books to life. Now, with nearly 2 billion dollars in the box office under their cloaks, and another film on the way, this trio is as hot any Hollywood stars three times their age. Think it's gone to their heads? Well, you'd have to ask Daniel.

Daniel Radcliffe: I am actually officially in love with Cameron Diaz and would marry her gladly!

You know, it's amazing how things change once you've become a big screen wizard. If you're like us, you remember a day, once upon a time before Daniel Radcliffe tried to stuff the Harry Potter movies with his favorite Charlie's Angels.

DR: I'm thinking of Lucy Liu for the casting of Cho Chang at the moment incidentally. So, that would probably be one of my favorites. That wouldn't be bad, I don't think!

When he and his Harry Potter co-stars, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint were humble little actors who didn't know what they were in for.

DR: When I read the books I was like, "I can't believe that I'm going to see myself doing this."

Of course now, with the third Potter picture on the horizon, these guys are a little slicker. They meet exactly who they want to meet.

Emma Watson: I always had a thing for Brad Pitt, who I did actually get to meet.  Which was really really good!

They take educational advantage of going to work every day on a movie set.

Rupert Grint: It gets you out of school which is another good thing. Um, you don't get any homework either when you're tutoring. Um, and it's just really good fun. We have a really good time.

They even make sure to put together a CD collection with plenty of street cred.

DR: I like rock music basically, The Libertines, The Darkness, Feeder, The Kings of Leon, The Strokes. Just like proper rock music really.

And despite all that high living, this teenage spellcasting squad still can't conjure up something to beat the thing everyone our age dreads: zits.

DR: Me particularly. On the first time I had a huge allergic reaction to glasses actually. Um, but Emma is just so... I, I hate her... she's so... spot free. She's just like... it's really unfair!

EW: No, that isn't true. I get my fair share!

If bad skin wasn't enough trouble on the set, Daniel and Emma also have to deal with their red-headed co-star's little giggle problem. Real mature.

DR: Rupert laughs a lot... Um, which we're going to have to beat out of him.

RG: I just couldn't stop laughing. And I was like, ruining takes because I was just laughing. I did it in the serious situations, really vital parts of the storyline,.I used to crack up.

Careful, Rupert. You keep that up and your newest Potter co-star, the legendary actor Gary Oldman, won't invite you to jam like he did Daniel.

DR: We both play bass guitar, although I'm maybe several years behind him, decades probably, because you know he's been playing for ages as much as I can gather. But he actually gave me a lesson. So, which was great. The first day I met him, I... He was wearing this dressing gown, and I, um..I said "Oh wow, fantastic costume!"  And he said, "No, this is mine," which was a slightly awkward moment for a second but he laughed so it was fine.

You know, looking back on what we've all learned about the Potter crew, I guess the jury's still out on whether these three are still regular kids.

EW: Just because I'm doing this doesn't mean I don't have to um..doesn't mean.I don't have to, you know, do stuff at home and load the dishwasher and unload the dishwasher and tidy my bedroom. I still do all that kind of stuff, but I'm going to get out of it.

Well connected superstars.

RG: You get to meet loads of cool people, like all the people you work with, it's really fun.

Or maybe a bit of both.

DR: This specific case it's getting to play somebody who's absolutely so hugely loved by people all across the world, I suppose would actually be the best thing. So, I mean, it's a huge honor, basically, isn't it?