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Quotes
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won't change and my perspective won't change. I want to continue my life
the way I live it, and I'm not going to let anything stop me from doing
that. It isn't all about acting. There's a lot more to life than
Hollywood.
Dream
the impossible because dreams do come true.
Hello!
I'm Elijah Wood, and I'm a looser! I'm a fruit.
I
actually got a crush on Anne Heche when I worked with her on Huckleberry
Finn. It didn't work out.
I
had a woman breakdown and cry when she met me which was difficult to
deal with because immediately when someone starts to cry, you want to
comfort them, you know, "Poor thing." I comforted her. I tried
to make her feel better.
I
think being different, going against the grain of society is the
greatest thing in the world.
I
want Underoos. I want blankets with hobbits. I want all that stuff
because I think it's funny.
I'm
kind of insane when it comes to music, a little obsessed.
I'm
not a star! A star is nothing but a ball of gas!
If
you cut off your arm instead of going 'spurt, spurt, spurt' wouldn't it,
like, go nuts? Or would it go with the beat of your heart?
In
the absence of love, there is nothing worth fighting for.
My
God! Middle Earth does exist!
On
a superficial level, I like girls with dark hair - I'm a sucker for
that.
So
much time is wasted on trying to be better than others.
The
worst kind of lying I've ever done is keeping things from people.
There
is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility
lies in being superior to your former self.
There's
a real purity in New Zealand that doesn't exist in the states. It's
actually not an easy thing to find in our world anymore. It's a unique
place because it is so far away from the rest of the world. There is a
sense of isolation and also being protected.
You
just assume that you have some anan, ana, ananonimity, anonymity? Yeah,
anonimity.
I
definitely felt the pressure. I wanted to live up to all of the
expectations. But when I got into costume and worked with the others, I
just didn't think about it anymore.
If
I wasn't an actor, I'd be a secret agent.
I
think being different, being against the grain of society, is the
greatest thing in the world.
Frodo
will look more haggard, but not as bad as Gollum. There is a massive
transformation, but the journey should have a physical effect on him,
which makes sense as I look a lot older than when I started filming. I
was 18 then, and it's appropriate that he looks older too. And if I've
done my job right, then you should empathize with him.
When
it came to the end, I was very emotional. I was heaving, I couldn't
breathe, and the last bits of the movie really wrecked me. They gave
each actor his own farewell, when we were back there earlier this year.
You'd go on to a sound stage and Peter would make a speech about each
actor and then bring in their sword and a clapperboard.
It
was completely overwhelming. When it came time for me to give a speech,
I was so gone I just couldn't do it. I now have the ears, the feet, the
sword, the Ring, and one of the maps of Middle-Earth. The whole thing
has had a massive impact on us.
I
think Bill and Dom and I are thinking about buying a house here in New
Zealand, because we don't want to lose our connection with the country.
It makes most sense to go in on a place because we could use it like a
timeshare and then holiday at different times or together. But we're so
lazy and completely hopeless at doing things, so it remains to be seen
if it'll ever happen.
There's
a real sense of completion now, because we can look at the entirety of
the trilogy and say we've done it, our work is finished. That's a great
feeling. And I think that, as it comes to a close, we look to the
relationships forged in New Zealand and throughout the experience, and
they will carry on. The fellowship will carry on. And that gives us
great hope. Our lives will interweave forever.
That
day was very difficult and it was a long day. I remember Peter Jackson
actually crying on set after a few takes. It was a real defining moment
for Sean Astin and I, not only in this film, but in our acting.
I
will go back ... I think Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan and I are
thinking of buying a house together. We don't want to lose our
connection with New Zealand - I love the country and I love Wellington
and I want to go back. I would love to have a place to live there if I
do go back for any period of time. It would just be a time share. It
makes the most sense for us to go in on a place, 'cause then we can get
a great place. We could be there together and have holidays there, or if
I wanted to go there and live there for a little while I could. It just
kind of makes sense. Then we could rent it out when we aren't there.
That's the idea, anyway.
My
philosophy has always been to try to put myself into roles and films
that are different. That intensified after 'Lord of the Rings' because
it was so massive, but it's something I've always believed in -- wanting
to change people's perceptions and challenge myself as an actor.
I
don't know that I necessarily feel more comfortable in the context of
smaller films, but I tend to feel more comfortable more often than not
with the material of smaller films.
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