Chris Columbus learned a lot from directing Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, and shared how the experience impacted his casting of Harry Potter. Columbus, who helmed both Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,

"I can't have [an actor] go home to a really sort of shaky environment for the sake of a film. It's not worth it," the filmmaker said.

Before the Harry Potter movies, J.K. Rowling‘s best-selling book series was already a literary phenomenon. If the movies became just as big, the child stars cast as these literary characters would have a life-changing experience.

Harry Potter director Chris Columbus shares how Macaulay Culkin’s Home Alone stardom influenced his child casting approach.

Chris Columbus has directed some of the most iconic child performances in movie history as the filmmaker behind “Home Alone” and the first two “Harry Potter” films, and his tip for finding the right kids is to make sure they have the right parents.

Get ready for a night of holiday mischief with everyone's favorite Christmas prankster — and without the booby traps. "Home Alone" star Macaulay Culkin is making a stop at the Masonic Temple in Detroit on Dec.