149 Quotes by Elijah Wood

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'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.

I definitely don't look my age. So I actively look for roles that will help people change their perception of me.

I was lucky in the sense that I started work very young but had a solid family base provided by my mother. She instilled a strong sense of perspective and humility in me from a very early age.

I just want to work on things that move me.

The older I've gotten, the more I've gotten a little precious about music-related films as it comes to biopics. I kind of don't want to see it; I'd rather see a documentary. And this is just coming from me. I love music documentaries; I kind of don't want to see people embodying those people.

I love the smell right after a storm.

It would be an amazing superpower to be able to make every person you meet feel better about the thing that makes them insecure.

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