Recent Shows: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The
Biography:
Elijah Jordan Wood was born on January 28, 1981, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
to Warren and Debbie Wood. He has an older brother Zack and a younger
sister 'Hannah Wood (I)' . Elijah owns two dogs, Rascal and Levonne. At an early
age Elijah showed a knack for en ...(read more)
Elijah Jordan Wood was born on January 28, 1981, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
to Warren and Debbie Wood. He has an older brother Zack and a younger
sister 'Hannah Wood (I)' . Elijah owns two dogs, Rascal and Levonne. At an early
age Elijah showed a knack for entertaining and wowing audiences, and
his mother decided to take him to Los Angeles for an Annual
International Modeling and Talent Association convention. He quickly
landed himself an acting job. Soon he began popping up in commercials
and then in small parts on television, but he got his first major part
appearing in Avalon (1990) in 1990. His acting career took off from there,
and he began appearing in films such as Paradise (1991) , Radio Flyer (1992) and Forever Young (1992) ,
with 'Mel Gibson (I)' . After Good Son, The (1993) with 'Macaulay Culkin' , Elijah appeared in North (1994) .
Although the film was deemed a flop at the box office, Elijah was
praised as the only good thing to come out of it. In 1996 Elijah
starred in a movie remake of an old TV show, Flipper (1996) , and immediately
regained his old strength. He appeared in countless films after that.
Many critics wondered if his ability as a child actor to capture an
audience was wearing thin, as had many child actors', but Elijah has
proved that it has only made him stronger. Deep Impact (1998) and Faculty, The (1998) were
produced after that, and were quite successful. In 1999 Elijah was in
three movies that never made it into wide release: Bumblebee Flies Anyway, The (1999) (released on
satellite TV), Black and White (1999/I) (released on home video) and Chain of Fools (2000) . Elijah
next went to work on what has been called the biggest project ever to
hit the movies, the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, based on the books by
'J.R.R. Tolkien' .
Secksielise (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymoud)
Quotes:
* [on celebrity:] "I 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."
* [on ...(read more)
* [on celebrity:] "I 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."
* [on worrying about the high expectations of Lord of the Rings fans when
he was cast as Frodo:] "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."
* [on concluding filming of LOTR:] "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 [director 'Peter Jackson (I)' ] 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 ['Billy Boyd (I)' ] and Dom ['Dominic Monaghan' ] 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." [December 11, 2003]
* [after the last press junket for LOTR in New York:] "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." [December 18, 2003]
* [on filming the scene in Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
The (2003) in which Sam tries to make Frodo recall the Shire:]
"That day was very difficult and it was a long day. I remember Peter
['Peter Jackson (I)' ] actually crying on set after a few takes. It was a real
defining moment for Sean ['Sean Astin' ] and I, not only in this film, but in
our acting." [December 14, 2003]
* [on New Zealand:] "I will go back ... I think Bill ['Billy Boyd (I)' ] and Dom
['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." (On hearing this, Billy Boyd
said, "Elijah said that, huh? He put a curse on it.") [December 12,
2003]
* "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."
*
*
* [on filming the scene in Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) in which Sam tries to make Frodo
recall the Shire:] "That day was very difficult and it was a long day.
I remember Peter ['Peter Jackson (I)' ] actually crying on set after a few takes. It
was a real defining moment for Sean ['Sean Astin' ] and I, not only in this
film, but in our acting." [December 14, 2003]
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Posted on 12/21/07 01:26 PM.
you are one of my favourite actors and of the best
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