Few film series have the lasting impact of “Harry Potter.”

He was, at one point, a sad little boy who was largely kept from the outside world.

“The next audition, call back another weekday, another day off school.

Hero Fiennes Tiffin posing

Now I actually have to do it.'”

Hero Fiennes Tiffin got as close as a kid could get to the wizarding world.

“[Director] David Yates did the same thing.

Young Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Tom Riddle

He was like a peer.”

“I had such a rich experience at the highest end at the very start.”

“Everything else was like, ‘Oh, it’s all right if I don’t get that.

Young Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Tom Riddle

It’s all right if that doesn’t work out.’

[I’m] totally grateful for that experience.”

“First Love” is now playing in select theaters and is available for rental and purchase on demand.