Elijah Wood (Frodo) Quotes

LOTR Castmember Quotes

Elijah Wood (Frodo)
Speaker	Topic	Quote
Andy BBC Newsround, 3/21/03	Acting	They're so suited to the parts. I mean I can't think of anyone else to play particularly Frodo or Sam - they were just so in character that it didn't make any difference at all. So they worked really hard on their accents and I think their accents are really good, so I didn't think about that.
Andy BBC Newsround, 3/21/03	Sean and Elijah	They'd been filming for about three months before I arrived in New Zealand so the four hobbits were very closely bonded as friends but particularly Sean Astin and Elijah Wood, Sam and Frodo, they were particularly bonded. And also because they were acting obviously in costumes and make up and everything and they were having to act with this very strange man dressed in a white suit who appeared one day on set and started to try and break up their relationship, their on screen relationship. It's very odd how your off screen life kind of reflects your on screen life and I did tend to spend a lot of time isolated and on my own as Gollum and I did go off and do a lot of climbing and walking on my own but really that was part of the character and it nearly always happens when you play a role. And so the relationship between Sean and Elijah came from the relationship with Sam and Frodo. So I did feel like I was gradually encroaching on their relationship yeah.
Billy USA Today, 12/14/01	Past Work	I loved The Goonies, and The Ice Storm for Elijah. One time coming back to New Zealand from England, I was in a hotel and jet-lagged and forgot I'd asked Sean to get me a copy of Rudy because I never saw it. And I was in tears at 4 in the morning! I called him Rudy for months after that.
Dom	Personality	Elijah's great, I get a lot of questions from young ladies about Elijah. He's a really sweet guy. He's done a lot of jobs and is very experienced, but he's very sweet. Lovely, Lovely man.
Elijah Veronica TV-Guide (Dutch), 2/99	Action Figures	(Is there a film coming that's going to deliver an Elijah Wood action figure?) Not in the near future, no. It would be fun, though, a figure of me next to Luke Skywalker. I'd do anything to play in one of the new Star Wars episodes. It seems that Annakin Skywalker will be a couple of years older in the next films, so who knows...
Elijah	Action Figures	I'm a TOY! This is the coolest thing in the world!
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Age	There’s an innocence to Frodo and yet a kind of worldliness as well, but there’s so much that Frodo hasn’t experienced, being a hobbit in the Shire. He’s kind of closed off to the outside world and, you know, for me going to New Zealand for that length of time was like Frodo traveling throughout Middle-earth, essentially on his own, without his family, and I think there are parallels there for me, and I think at that age—you know, I was eighteen at the time. It was particularly poignant at the time of my life to kind of leave home and travel and basically give way to this experience, which was very much what Frodo had to do. So, no, I think that that’s a relative point.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Awards	Well, it’s certainly an honor. You know, it’s so surreal. Again, I really look at ‘Lord of the Rings’ as a life experience and it’s such a personal experience for everyone involved, it’s very difficult to let all of this: these accolades, these amazing responses, sink in, because for us it was such an incredible life experience. But it’s wonderful, and the fact that it has been received so well and the fact that it is nominated is an incredible vindication of everyone’s work and involvement and passion for the books and for making these come to life. So it’s wonderful, and I think it deserves all of the attention it gets, because everyone involved—I mean there was a crew of nearly 2000 people—and the effort that they put forth, and the passion that they had for the work is staggering, and it really resulted in a beautiful film. So I think that it certainly deserves all that it gets.
Elijah AOL Chat, 12/11/02	Awards Shows	I will be completely honest. I am not a huge fan of awards shows. It's a little -- it can be a little overwhelming and it's not -- it was fun for "Lord of the Rings" and I enjoyed the process, the first couple of times for the first couple of award shows, but once you've been to five in a row, it's a lot of fanfare that gets kind of old, especially if you're not particularly interested in the awards. I don't find it to be all that important. I would rather be home watching those kind of things on television. My God, the Oscars were -- I think it was like five hours. I was nearly falling asleep on camera. It was funny.
Elijah Daily News, 12/26/01	Career	This can only help me; it can't hurt me, If it's successful, it can only open more doors to allow me to do what I want. I loved being part of `Lord of the Rings.' It's an important part of my life. It means so much more to me than books or films. It is life and friendship and passion and love for me.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Change	So many things…I mean it was really kind of an experience apart, it was such a life experience, it’s very difficult to look at it in any other way, so I think me, as a person, I think I really grew quite a lot as a person and matured and kind of grew stronger and more confident just as a result of being there on my own and living life in New Zealand throughout this film. I’d hoped that throughout the experience, as an actor, that I would have learned more, but it’s always hard to tell, you know, but I definitely feel changed as a result of the experience.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Dreams	Oh, my God…biggest dream…I think my biggest dream as an actor is to have everything that I’m passionate about being a part of, any project that I love, any director that I want to work with, to be open to me. To have that opportunity to, to have that kind of freedom to be a part of anything I want. You know, to get up to that level in my career is a complete dream of mine. I love film so much and I love what I do so much and to have that opportunity to then be able to choose anything and be open to anything is sort of, I think the ultimate.
Elijah	Fame	I am not a star, a star is a burning ball of gas!
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Fans	Well, I’m really appreciative of fans. It can be difficult; it can get kind of intrusive and difficult when you’re constantly being stopped by inquisitive people, but, you know, I’ve always kind of made this decision to always treat other people the way I’d want to be treated and I want to be as gracious as I possibly can. I don’t mind it, you know, it’s a thing about being well-known and about being famous that isn’t exactly a wonderful thing. I don’t know many people that love the fact that people come up to them but it is nice, and it’s flattering that people enjoy your work and respect your work.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Favorite Film	Ooh, out of all the movies I’ve done…Well, [laughs] at this point I’m kind of, I want to say my favorite, in terms of how it turned out, was ‘Lord of the Rings’ just because it is really the culmination of so much effort on so many people’s parts and it resulted in a film that, you know, I’m so, so proud of and kind of exceeds my expectations, but beyond ‘Lord of the Rings’, I’d have to say ‘The Ice Storm’ is one of my favorite films that I’ve been in.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Favorite Places	Well, I do have a particular love for New Zealand. I don’t know. You know, one of my favorite places actually, is Ireland. I spent about three or four months in Ireland about four years ago and I loved it. I lived in Dublin for a couple of months working on a movie [Oliver Twist], and I loved Ireland, and since I’ve always wanted to go back. It’s difficult to pick a favorite place, because I’ve been lucky to travel to some wonderful places and I’ve kind of fallen in love with each place that I’ve traveled to. So it’s difficult to kind of settle on one. I’ve got the kind of problem of enjoying the places that I travel to, too much. So it’s difficult. But I loved Ireland, yes.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Free Time	I go to a lot of movies. If there are any great bands in town, you know, I’m often going to the shows and seeing live music. I love going CD shopping, going out to dinner, spending time with friends, and I’ve just recently gotten an X-Box, so I’ve been playing a lot of video games lately. All of that takes up my time. But mainly just spending time with friends, you know.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Frodo	Well, I think Frodo was definitely a challenge in a variety of ways. I think part of the challenge of portraying Frodo was living up to the fans’ expectations of what Frodo was supposed to be. This book has been quite famous for many, many years and avid fans have read the book over and over again so they have their own interpretation as to what Frodo and many of the other characters are to be. There was that kind of pressure, you know, I have to basically step into this character’s shoes and represent it in such a way that will please other people and live up to people’s expectations. So that was the initial kind of challenge, but after we started filming that kind of drifted away because I really felt comfortable with the choices that I’d made, and Peter, the director, was quite happy with the choices that I was making so it seemed like I was on the right track. So I just kind of allowed it to go and Frodo to go on that journey and I was just sort of following along. And then part of the other challenge, I think, was also just taking this character over that length of time and taking him from a very innocent point to a very kind of affected, dark place. It was just certainly a challenge, but a lot of fun.
Elijah SFX Magazine, 2/02	Frodo	Frodo runs this amazing arc, in which he goes from being this innocent, curious adventurer at the beginning to being a flawed and conflicted character. And the challenge of creating that arc was what intrigued me.
Elijah People.com, 11/01	Frodo	I think in some ways Frodo quite similar to me….And Frodo’s got a sort of quietness about him. In some ways he kind of internal in the sense that he thinks quite a lot and, unlike other Hobbits, he’s really kind of curious about the outside world and about adventures and travel and other peoples and places. I could relate to that as well. It’s interesting, after you’re a character for that length of time, the character bleeds into you and you bleed into the character and it’s difficult to tell really how that occurs and what part of you the character contains and so on and so forth.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Frodo	There’s a certain innocence to Frodo that I can relate to. There’s also a kind of worldliness to Frodo, a kind of knowledge about the outside world and I guess a wisdom within that. But I certainly relate to that. To kind of being aware of the outside world, and being curious and wanting to travel and wanting to experience, which I totally relate to.
Elijah Time For Kids, 12/01?	Frodo	Frodo is a very curious adventurer. He lives in a time when most of his fellow hobbits want to stay with their own kind, but Frodo is very different in that he wants to leave and see the rest of the world and all its wonders.
Elijah	Frodo	Frodo has an amazing amount of trust in Gandalf, and anything that Gandalf would ask him to do, Frodo would know that it would be for the best .
Elijah Official Movie Guide, 2001	Frodo	This is the first time I've played a fifty-year-old!
Elijah Official Movie Guide, 2001	Frodo and Sam	It is a deep relationship, and difficult to describe. In one way it is a master/servant relationship, because Sam comes from a different class and wants to serve Frodo and be there for him because he is very, very loyal. But more than anything, they are best friends. Despite all of the efforts of wizards and warriors, it is this one friendship that eventually enables Frodo to carry out his quest. Quite simply it is love. it is that unconditional love that says, regardless of what you do or where you go, I will always be there for you
Elijah People.com, 11/01?	Going Home	I didn't really call friends. I slowly but surely grooved into being home again. I connected with more Lord of the Rings folk at home than with other people. Dominic came to my house, we watched about 25 movies and just ate food, and it was the best.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Gollum	I would actually love to be Gollum. I think Gollum is one of my all-time favorite characters. Way back from reading ‘The Hobbit’ and the ‘Riddles in the Dark’ chapter, I’ve always loved Gollum, and there’s something wonderful about Gollum. He is a slightly evil person but there’s something so sad about him because there is still a slice of humanity left in him. And his obsession with the Ring is really sad because it’s ruined him as an individual. So I’ve always really been fascinated by that character. If I wasn’t Frodo, I would love to be Gollum.
Elijah AOL Chat, 12/11/02	Hobbies	Photography is something I am interested in, but I don't pay nearly enough attention to it. I am still kind of working on that. The problem with me is I love so many different things and I get a little bit scattered, and I start to lose focus. And that makes me slightly lazy. But there's tons of things I am interested in. Video editing is another that I am now getting into. I really want to kind of work on that, for possibly taking that somewhere in the future in terms of making films. I am still a music nut, so I collect music constantly. I mean, I certainly consider that a hobby. Yeah, there are all sorts of things I am interested in.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	One Ring	If I had the One Ring, I would probably destroy it, as Frodo did. I don’t think I would use it to any particular effect. I think that obviously the One Ring is inherently evil. I know that it can’t be used for good. So I would probably try to destroy it.
Elijah AOL Chat, 12/11/02	Osbournes	It was cool. The Osbournes are great. I haven't seen them in quite some time. I saw jack recently at a party in Los Angeles. He organized some crazy party and it was very funny. He is a character. I haven't seen Kelly in ages. I actually saw Amy a while ago. But they're fantastic. I love the family. I think they're very sweet and incredibly -- it's odd for a television family that are seemingly so controversial. I feel like they represent the truth in what a family is all about more than most reality shows would or even fake television programs. That try and capture that essence of what it means to be a family. I think they capture it better than anything.
Elijah AOL Chat, 12/11/02	Osbournes	Cleaning up urine. What you didn't say later on is that we made ramen and grilled cheese sandwiches.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Oscars	I actually forgot that the Oscar nominations were being announced on the day that they were. Here in Los Angeles, they’re announced at about five-thirty or six in the morning and I’d completely forgotten, and I was sleeping, and I got all these phone calls. I kept hearing the phone ring, and I thought ‘Now who is calling me at this hour?’ And I woke up and checked my messages, and I found out over the messages about the nominations. And, you know, I was excited. It’s weird. It’s very surreal to be nominated for all these awards, and I kind of lived through the initial experience of having the film being released and having it being received so well. So in some ways it was a surprise, and it was wonderful, but in other ways it wasn’t. I kind of expected it to be acknowledged, because it had already been acknowledged so much. But it was no less enjoyable, certainly.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Oscars	Oh, my God. If I actually got an Oscar, I would be overwhelmed with nervousness. I think I would lose it. I get a lot of anxiety anyway. I don’t know how comfortable I’d feel. I don’t know. It would be an amazing honor. It would kind of freak me out, I think.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Other Actors	Oh, my God. It was incredible. I’m such a fan of movies and particularly actors, so it was kind of a dream come true. I’ve been a fan of Ian McKellen’s and Ian Holm’s, as well as Christopher Lee and everyone else involved—Cate Blanchett. It was quite surreal actually, to be working with them, but incredible. And, you know, at the end of it all I can call them my friends because we went through so much together and that is something I will hold close to me for the rest of my life. It was wonderful—and Cate Blanchett was particularly incredible just because I only had a few scenes with her and one in particular was quite long and I was so nervous to be working with her because I’m such a huge fan, but I think it went okay.
Elijah AOL Chat, 12/11/02	Other Movies	It hasn't been easy to jump into other things, particularly smaller movies. Right after I did "Lord of the Rings" I didn't want to work at all, but when I did want to work and projects started to become available, the idea of doing something smaller and completely different from "Lord of the Rings" was really exciting. Kind of a relief. It was nice to be on something that was a little bit more focused and not as massive in scale and just simply not as long, two months to do a film was kind of a relief. So in that sense, it was, you know, it was good to get back. But hard in the sense that I had been away from -- I had been in that comfort zone of "Lord of the Rings" for so long. It was difficult to imagine myself on another project. So from that perspective in a lot of ways, it was actually difficult to move on because it meant that I had to kind of break free of that zone and put myself in a different head space.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Other Movies	It was quite strange. It was very refreshing. It was something that I was actually very nervous about doing, because I’d kind of lulled myself into this sense of security in the world of Middle-earth and ‘Lord of the Rings’ because I’d been there for so long. It was such a comfort zone for me, and breaking out of that comfort zone, I think, was actually the most challenging aspect of doing another film. But also, you know, I didn’t have the makeup. I didn’t have the feet everyday that I had to put on. I didn’t have a wig. I had, you know, shoes and civilian normal clothes so it was actually really refreshing and it was all about performance and it wasn’t about special effects or the environment. It was actually really nice to just get back down to the kind of bare essentials of what I do. And yet it was also very challenging in the sense that I hadn’t really done anything new in over a year. So it was challenging.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Passions	There are a lot of things I’m very passionate about, outside of, you know, filming movies. I don’t know. I think I would love to be in some form of music. I’d love to either be in a band or be making some music. I’m hugely passionate about music, so to be involved in music in some way would be amazing. I love food, so oddly enough I’d love to be a chef, I think. I’ve never really learned how to cook so that’s something I really want to do. I’d love to do that. I don’t know—there’re a lot of things I’m really passionate about. A photographer is something I’d love to be.
Elijah Veronica TV-Guide (Dutch), 2/99	Peers	I don't feel at ease when I'm around people my age. Most of the time I can get along with adults a lot better. It figures, because I've been working with adults ever since I was eight years old. I'm interested in other things than people of my age. If I went to highschool, just like Casey -- I always got tutored on the set -- I'd probably be a loner as well. Or maybe I would have chosen for that. A voluntary outcast. (2/99)
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Perfect Woman	Ooh…The perfect woman…well, ooh, God, that’s a good question. I think, obviously, there’re the kind of standard things that are great, like a sense of humor. The ability to laugh, not only at other things but at oneself, I think is important. Also, I think honesty is huge. Being able to trust someone is really important. So a woman who is very honest. Also passionate—I’m a hugely passionate person myself, so a woman that is passionate about life and about her interests, and about traveling and enjoying life. And romantic. I think there’s been a certain sense that romance is kind of dying. I don’t believe that. I’m kind of an idealist when it comes to romance. So someone who is very romantic is key as well.
Elijah People.com, 11/01?	Pressure	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.
Elijah AOL Chat, 12/11/02	Role	(Did you ever not want to be a hobbit and play a different role?) In the film, probably not, no. It's funny because it's only recently that people started asking me that question. I love Frodo. I wouldn't want to be any of the other characters. I love a lot of the other characters as well, but I wouldn't want that responsibility. I enjoyed the responsibility that I had. That kind of internal struggle and the fact that he is a hobbit. I love hobbits. I relate who hobbits quite well.
Elijah People.com, 11/01?	ROTK	The quote 'But I have been deeply hurt Sam. I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me. It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: someone has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them.' is my absolute favorite. It brings tears to my eyes. And it brings back some incredible memories.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	ROTK	Well, I think that the most challenging aspect of the film were actually scenes involving the third film. You know, Frodo at that point is so far away from the Frodo that you are introduced to in the first film and he’s merely a shadow of himself as a result of the effects of the Ring, and for me as an actor those were definitely the most challenging scenes: just to take Frodo to that very dark place. But then, you know, throughout the entire experience just the challenge of the sort of physically demanding scenes and just simply the endurance, getting through the length of time and difficult schedule.
Elijah Veronica TV-Guide (Dutch), 2/99	Star Wars	I'm a Star Wars fan. That new battle-droid: extremely cool! I'm trying to keep up with the merchandise flood, but it's not that easy. They come out really fast. But I'm trying.
Elijah AOL Chat, 12/11/02	Superstition	I am not a superstitious person, really. Although there are certain things that I won't do, like I won't walk underneath a ladder. But I wouldn't necessarily consider myself superstitious to the point where I did walk under a ladder that I would be worrying about it.
Elijah AOL Chat, 12/11/02	Tabloids	I could honestly not give a -- some of it is interesting on a pulp level but I find it offensive that it reflects on us that we as a society are fascinated by other people's lives and need that kind of information and it's more sensitive when you are kind of in the middle of it and you recognize that that could kind of be you at some point or people could be that interested in your private life and it's a weird thing. It's bizarre. I still find it incredibly strange, the breakup of Brad and Gwyneth made the front page of newspapers. That's our focus? That's kind of sad.
Elijah AOL Chat, 12/11/02	Tabloids	It actually drives you more crazy when they print something that's true. I find the stuff that's not true to be really funny and easy to -- because you are in a righteous position at that point because you know you had nothing to do with it or whatever it is they're printing is completely false. It puts you in a position of, you know, freedom. Even though you feel like if it's something really intense, you have that moment where you feel like you have to speak out against it. Most of the time, I don't even care. I think it can be really funny. Especially when they put you with, like, in terms of dating, they put you with people that you would never have dated. Why would they ever write that? Some stuff is so good you don't want to contest it. You want to let people believe what they want to believe.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Tolkien	I was familiar with the books. I hadn’t actually read the books. I’d read ‘The Hobbit’ when I was young. I think I was about eleven or twelve when I read ‘The Hobbit’, but I hadn’t read ‘Lord of the Rings’. I kind of owned the books for years and never did get around to reading them. It wasn’t until I got to New Zealand that I actually started reading the books, but I was familiar enough with them that I knew it was something that I wanted to be a part of.
Elijah Brazilian Radio Interview, 2/02	Typecasting	Ah…Well, it never really crossed my mind. It was something that a lot of people have referenced as a concern and it was never a concern of mine. I feel like I’ve been lucky enough to have a career before Frodo and, you know, I’ve been working on things between ‘Lord of the Rings’ now, so I don’t feel like Frodo is going to be the thing I’m only known for, and my main perspective is just continue working and doing things that are very different from ‘Lord of the Rings’, so that people know me as simply an actor, not as Frodo.
Elijah AOL Chat, 12/11/02	Video Game	I play the Aragorn character, but apparently in the next game, you will actually be able to play Frodo.
Harry Knowles	Personality	As a person, well Elijah in reality is quite honestly one of the best people I have ever met. He’s honest and real. He comes with a great family and wonderful sensibilities. He’s what folks up north call, “Good People.”
Ian Daily News, 12/26/01	Acting	If you think Elijah's good in this one [FOTR], wait till you see him by the end of the third one.
Ian	Appearance	He has skin of liquid marble and an otherworldly look about him.
Ian	Professionalism	Elijah is a very experienced actor and he is much wiser than most 20-year-olds you're going to meet. To have a leading man who is attentive to everybody and so genuinely interested in everybody, and so good-natured, is a very good emotional center for the cast. I was very impressed by the way he handled that. When you think of the monsters who might have landed that part and been absolutely horrendous to work with, well, it just redoubled how lucky we were to have had Elijah. He's a sweet man and a very good actor.
Ian	Spirit	Elijah looks angelic but his beauty of spirit is what makes his Frodo leap out of the screen. Unalloyed goodness is one of the most difficult attributes to act.
Mandy Moore	Personality	Elijah is so amazing and talented and smart! He'd always hang around on-set and talk to the director. He would really get involved in the scenes and learn how it all worked... I've just finished filming a movie called Try Seventeen. I play a college girl who has a bit of a romance with Elijah's character.
Peter	Acting	What can I say about Elijah? Elijah is playing Frodo as if he actually were a hobbit caught in these circumstances and dealing with them in the only way he possible can - as a hobbit. You feel, seeing the film, that it's not acting or performance, which makes it very real. I can't possible imagine anybody else in the world who would be better suited for the role of Frodo Baggins.
Peter	Emotion	Elijah can register such subtle emotion on his face that I loved doing close-ups on him. He really brings a superb emotional level to Frodo's scenes and although he is a very instinctive actor, we discussed the character thoroughly.
Peter	Eyes	You can look into Elijah's eyes and you can see right down to his heart.
Peter	Focus	He has this great ability to focus entirely on his performance.
Richard Taylow	Skin	Lord of the rings Digital Effects supervisor Richard Taylor, guest at the Bologna's Future Film Festival, said that he'd never seen a man with such perfect skin as Elijah's. His was so perfect, that it caused some problems when putting up the make up because the make up artists often use skin imperfections as help in fixing foundation and prosthetic make up.
Sean A	Characterization	In fact Elijah Wood, who plays Frodo Baggins, had not read much of the books, though he knew the story and he had read The Hobbit as a kid. He was kind of embarrassed about not having finished the books. People were starting to gripe at him on the internet too, and yet he had read the scripts thoroughly, and knew the key points of the story well enough that even after I had read the books entirely from The Hobbit to Return of the King, I did not grasp the story as strongly as he did. I’d come to him with passages in the make-up trailer and read to him; look at what Frodo does here, look at what Sam’s relationship to Frodo is here...
Sean A	Integrity	No, I hadn’t worked with any of them. But I had been a huge fan of Elijah Wood even though he was only 18 when we started filming. I had seen almost all his movies, and I really like his work. I admired him because I was a child actor too and he was such an exquisite example of someone’s ability to carve out a career as a child performer with integrity and class.
Sean A	Moria Watcher	This big beast comes up out of the water and grabs him by the leg and starts whipping him around in the air. But Elijah was just like a cat that couldn't get hurt. He'd fall down, and then he'd just pop right back up again.
Sean A Official Fanclub Magazine, 2001	Protector	Life imitated art, completely. I ended up taking on the role of Elijah's protector - even though he didn't really need it! I kept wanting to take him under my wing, and he kept dragging me into different adventures. He's an amazing young man. He's genuinely filled with energy. I'm 10 years older than he is, and I had a lot of energy when I was his age, but he's like a cat. He's undaunted. They would tie him up and whip him around off these cherrypickers, and he was just game. He would go for it. And I was this Nervous Nelly of an old granny. I was like, "Is that safe? Have you gotten something to eat?" I was like the grandma - or the big brother is really how it felt. We became very, very close. It's hard to put into words. I don't see him as a friend or a colleague. I see him as a brother. We did everything - bungee jumping, surfing, motorcycle riding, we did it all. Sightseeing, taking in the America's Cup regatta - we were the Fellowship around town in New Zealand.
Sean A The Star, 12/12/01	Success	He can't fail - just look at his body of work. Should he be concerned if the film doesn't perform? It is Elijah's doe-eyes on the buses that go by. But he's got more confidence and more comfort in his own skin than anyone I've ever met. Do what you will to try to knock the guy off centre, he's just not going to go.

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