Elijah Wood

I grew up actually reading 'The Hobbit,' not 'The Lord of the Rings.' I loved 'The Hobbit' growing up. ”

I remember the first horror movie I saw - I was five years old; it was a direct-to-video movie called 'Truth or Dare: a Critical Madness,' which is sort of badly fantastic or fantastically bad. And then 'Gremlins' was an early movie that I saw, and 'Nightmare on Elm Street 3.' ”

I feel like I'm constantly learning. Constantly trying to grow. ”

As much as my primary vocation is that of an actor, if anything, I feel like I am more excited about filmmaking in general, so it's not always a specific role that I'm attracted to, but rather an entire piece that I want to be a part of. ”

I think 'The Lord of the Rings' holds perhaps a deeper place in people's hearts than 'The Hobbit' the book does. ”

Safety and comfort comes with complacency, and that's never a good place to be working from. ”

What's so strong about 'Game of Thrones' is that it's a character and political drama, with a sort of fantasy backdrop. ”

There are a lot of vipers in this industry, people who only have their own interests in mind. ”

I've always looked for roles that are different. I've tried to continue to challenge myself as an actor and work in varying styles of films. ”

There's a real purity in New Zealand that doesn't exist in the states. It's actually not an easy thing to find in our world anymore. It's a unique place because it is so far away from the rest of the world. There is a sense of isolation and also being protected. ”