LOTR Castmember Quotes
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| Dom | Elves vs Hobbits | On a day when it was mostly Elves, it was slightly an attention-seeking day - all the Elves needed a haircut, or their costumes had to be spotless. When it was a scene with a whole lot of hobbits, you just realized lunch got eaten a lot quicker, and there was a lot of joking going on! |
| Miranda Rivers (casting director) | Hobbits vs Elves vs Uruk-Hai | What was most interesting for me was that each character started to take on personality traits. People who were cast as hobbits were chatterboxes. You put 100 people who you've cast as hobbits together and getting them to be quiet is a major feat. You put a bunch of elves together and you find no one's eating and there's a lot of whinging [complaining] and there's a lot of hair and makeup required. It became a running joke with us. The people who played Uruk-hai, which are the mean 6-foot fighting machines—they actually had this rivalry on set with the elves. They'd call them cupcakes. Because I can guarantee you, if you put the Uruk-hai out there, they'll last all night with no complaining. You put the elves out there and within a couple of hours they'll be going, "I'm too tired! And I need more makeup!" Hobbits were cast by large round eyes and big rosy cheeks. Our favorite adjective became roundy. "Are they roundy?" Round tummies, round cheeks, round eyes. |
| Orlando Bloom | Dwarves vs Elves | Elves see dwarves as these muddy creatures who steal from the earth without giving back. But Legolas and Gimli grow to respect one another's differences. They learn to rely on each other in battle - and to laugh together. |
| Orlando | Humans vs Elves | The camaraderie involves quite a lot of good-natured ribbing, particularly between Aragorn and Legolas. We have these digs at each other, Viggo will go on about Elves and how they're always doing their nails and brushing their long, blonde hair, and being all prissy. And I just say: Well, at least I'm going to live forever! Got that? LIVE FOREVER!" |
| Orlando | Humans vs Elves | Vig used to call me 'Elf boy', and I'd call him 'filthy human'. As an Elf, I never got a scratch on me, never got dirty. And Vig would come out with blood and sweat all over him. And he'd say to me, 'Oh, go manicure your nails.' |
| Viggo | Humans vs Elves | Sean Bean and I made fun of the elves, and they made fun of us. They said we were dirty and smelly and less intelligent and graceful, all of which is probably true. We commented on their vanity: 'Well, when you are done with your nails, we are being attacked.' |
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