Daniel Radcliffe has made close to $100 million playing the wizard, Harry Potter, but his true magical skills might be off-screen. Seems the young actor has spent very little of that cash, preferring to save it instead.

In an interview with London's "Telegraph", he said he doesn't really do anything with his money, but having it gives him freedom.  Not only is he free from worry about earning money, he says, “It also gives me immense freedom career-wise.”

He's used his freedom to hold out for meaty roles such as the role of a corpse who proves to be quite useful in Swiss Army Man and playing beat poet Allen Ginsburg in Kill Your Darlings. Both movies were well-received by audiences and critics, even if they didn't quite hit the box office gross of the Potter movies.

As long as he keeps his fortune intact, Radcliffe can pick and choose his roles. “For all the people who’ve followed my career, I want to give them something to be interested in, rather than just make loads of money on crap films for the rest of my life,” he says. I'd say he has nothing to worry about. If recent history is any indication, Radcliffe will be making movie magic for a long, long time. As long as he keeps saving.

Your "Save Your Magic" Gift Guru,
Linda