'LOTR' was a landmark experience in my career, ... And it's where I helped to define myself as a human being and as an adult. I went to New Zealand by myself and had my own house and my own car. |
'Those eyes!' ... I've heard that my whole life. I'm actually quite blind. I wear contacts. |
[Watching a fellow actor direct for the first time was] an education ... I feel that for the past 16 years, I've been going to film school. |
an amazing thing to . . . have that kind of impact on people. |
At the base, it's about a man from America who doesn't quite fit in, with the comedy that entails. Everyone can relate to that, when things are lost in translation, |
But everybody there knew 'Lord of the Rings,' ... It's really amazing. |
Dream the impossible because dreams do come true. |
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, |
Getting away from Frodo comes up a lot, |
Green Street Hooligans, |
He had a very clear vision of what he wanted to do artistically, visually, ... I wanted to be part of that vision. It seemed so beautiful and interesting. |
He's kind of this empty vessel of a character, ... His awkward sensibilities, his neuroses, I loved those things. . . . |
Hello! I'm Elijah Wood, and i'm a looser! |
I actually got a crush on Anne Heche when I worked with her on Huckleberry Finn. It didn't work out. |
I credit my mom [Debbie] for creating a solid family base, ... She gave me a strong sense of reality so I could avoid falling into the normal pitfalls [of child actors]. |