Daniel Radcliffe: Nakedness Prepared Me for Kiss  6/26/07

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe prepared for his first on-screen kiss by getting naked on the stage.

The 17-year-old actor insists his role in Equus on London's West End stage equipped him with the bravado to smooch co-star Katie Leung in the latest installment of the boy wizard franchise Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

He says, "Once you've been onstage naked in front of 1,000 people you really feel you can do most anything without inhibition.

"Being naked was possibly not as complicated as kissing - although belt buckles can give everybody a bit of trouble at times - but kissing Katie was a very comfortable experience, especially when compared to being naked onstage."