It’s impossible to imagine anyone other than Ralph Fiennes portraying Voldemort in the Harry Potter films, but the Oscar-nominated thespian revealed he initially wanted to turn the part down.

Voldemort appears without any shoes ... Otherwise, slick your hair back with gel and keep the hood of your robe up so no one is the wiser. Any thin stick can be made into a wand.

Voldemort was ready. As Harry shouted ... The closest Death Eater swerved to avoid it and his hood slipped, and by the red light of his next Stunning Spell, Harry saw the strangely blank face ...