Elijah Wood Quotes
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As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits scant sympathy, but is nonetheless true.
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On my mother's side, I'm English, so that's where the freckles come from. On my father's side, I'm German, and he has the fantastic olive hues... I was given mum's skin, whereas my brothers and sisters were given my dad's skin. I do tan up quite well, but it takes me a bit longer.
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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I went to school to study literature and writing, even though I didn't end up really doing that in the end. I thought I would be a teacher, but I didn't really think about it in any practical way.
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I really like having a life outside work. I sometimes wish I did more career stuff and was in that Hollywood scene a bit more. But Toronto's my home.
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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When I was sixteen years old, I was sentenced to two years in prison; the Swedish government changed it, so I could go to a boarding school as part of a social programme. I was in this boarding school with some of the richest kids in Sweden.
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I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen the dark side of humanity... but touring the world playing jazz, it was a truly carefree way of living. A great escapism, if you like.
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Animation is different from other parts. Its language is the language of caricature. Our most difficult job was to develop the cartoon's unnatural but seemingly natural anatomy for humans and animals.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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I did try fillers once. Don't ever have fillers because when your cheekbones are high, it's chipmunk time.
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In the 1990s, it's OK to do comedy about the Chernobyl disaster or the Space Shuttle blowing up. It's acceptable to ridicule the Pope or the President of the United States, but God forbid you do a joke... about gays. The gay community is the last sacred cow in this society.
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Winston Cup and the Busch Series are two totally different leagues. You get put in different situations.
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The success of Torn was a bit too much for me. I took a year off and was still scared to start the second album.
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I think everybody understands the fact that the right person will be cast for the role. So it's not theirs really to lose; they're just trying to find the right person.
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Know your priorities and identify the five powerful action steps that you intend to take to move your initiatives forward each day. If you go to a tree with an ax and take five whacks at the tree every day, it doesn't matter if it's an oak or a redwood; eventually, the tree has to fall down.
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Women just love to shop.
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I find celebrity really scary.
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It's important to be able to keep things fresh, no matter what age you are, or how many years you've been in the industry.
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I try to ground most of my characters in reality somehow. That's kind of what I bring to the table.
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I think that’s a responsibility that I have, to push possibilities, to show people: “This is the level that things could be at.”
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I'm not looking to do 'Half Nelson' next, but to play anything that's a little more complex is really fun.
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I came of age as a male lead actor just as the TV landscape dramatically shifted.
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Geeks are the coolest people.
