Elijah Wood

As an actor, it’s a relatively passive job unless you’re generating your own content or writing your own content. So to a certain degree you’re at the mercy of what is available, what you’re reading, what you become passionate about, and ultimately, what people want to hire you for.

Elijah Wood

I actually got a crush on Anne Heche when I worked with her on Huckleberry Finn. It didn’t work out.

Elijah Wood

I am not a star. A star is nothing more than a ball of gas.

Elijah Wood

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

Elijah Wood

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.

Elijah Wood

I never wanted to be in a band because I love music too much to mess it up.

Elijah Wood

I’m always looking for something very different from anything I’ve done. I’m attracted to a great script, and not necessarily a great character.

Elijah Wood

I’ve always had a sense of groundedness as a person. I think that’s helped me. My mother sort of beat into me the notion of humility, and I think my focus has always been on the right things or the things that I’m passionate about, which is just simply the work.

Elijah Wood

We all deal with a certain amount of stress, on a day-to-day basis. I probably smoke too many cigarettes, which isn’t a very good thing. I don’t have any extraordinary coping mechanism. I certainly don’t talk to a dog.

Elijah Wood