British actor Daniel Radcliffe is making plans for his first tattoo.

The 23-year-old Harry Potter star wants his inking to have meaning, so he has chosen a quote by famed Irish playwright Samuel Beckett.

He tells the Independent newspaper, "It's going to sound really pretentious but there's a (Samuel) Beckett quote I really like which I'm going to get tattooed on me. 'Try again, fail again, fail better.' That's what I'm about. I heard someone say growing up is about aiming to succeed but being fulfilled by failing very well. I agree with that 100 per cent."