In between balancing an unrelenting media junket for 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2' and his eight shows a week on Broadway for 'How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying,' Daniel Radcliffe has shown himself to be a thoughtful, engaging young man. His intellectual prowess was on full display Wednesday on 'The Early Show' (weekdays, 7AM on CBS), when he used a historical quotation from Louis XIV to put the end of the Potter series into perspective.

Radcliffe offered a paraphrased version of King Louis XIV's dying words to explain his feelings on the end of the franchise: "Why are you crying? Did you imagine I was immortal?"

"It's that same thing of, it had to end sometime," he said. "And we may as well just celebrate it rather than getting too sad."

'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2' is selling out midnight screenings and has had Potter fans buzzing for well over a year. As if it needed even more hype, Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter himself, said Thursday on 'Today' (weekdays, 7AM on NBC) that this is the best film yet in the series.

Radcliffe called the movie a "fantastic piece of filmmaking," the best in the series "by such a long way." And he's happy the franchise is going out on such a high note. "I'm so proud of it, and I haven't been pleased with all the films," he said. "Like number six, I was very open about the fact that I particularly hated my own performance in it. This film is so far ahead of anything else we've done."

The MTV Movie Awards are this weekend (broadcasting live on Sun., June 5, 9PM ET), and besides wrangling a list of A-list presenters and 'Saturday Night Live' star Jason Sudeikis to host, the show will also feature first looks and exclusive previews of some of the summer's hottest movies.



Anyone heard of a little movie called 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2'? AOL TV has just learned exclusively that star Emma Watson will be on hand at the MTV Movie Awards to present a new sneak peek of the franchise's much-anticipated last installment.

MTV is very excited to have this exclusive, saying: "Wizard-loving fans will be treated to a never-before-seen clip from the conclusion of the two-part motion picture event. From Warner Bros. Pictures, the last installment of the epic 'Harry Potter' film series comes to theatres on July 15, 2011, marking the end of the most successful film franchise in movie history."