Elijah Wood Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ

Elijah Wood breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The Lord of the Rings' Trilogy (Frodo Baggins), 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,' 'Sin City,' 'Wilfred,' 'Maniac,' 'Grand Piano,' 'Come to Daddy' and 'No Man of God.'

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Elijah Wood Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ

[LostinYTblackhole]

Eiljah is an interviewers dream person. Where you can ask one question and he elaborates on it with this thorough and well spoken response. Seem like he is so easy to talk to, incredible man

[ronin]

Shocked he didn't talk about his most iconic character, "The Guy" in Spy Kids 3, his famous quote..."Cake"

[DL-lvrq]

People don’t appreciate how incredible his performance as Frodo was. The accent alone is sublime.

[something-unique]

Elijah seems like one of the few actors I'd actually like to meet and have a little chat with, really down-to-earth and chilled-out humble guy.

[JBrown_Trivium]

I LOVE how excited and happy he is talking LOTR. I find most actors start to resent their most iconic films due to overexposure. Not out Elijah. He's a frigging legend

[traceylee]

They didn’t even pretend they weren’t going to talk about LOTR…just went right into it!

[cphoover]

Elijah wood has always come across as such a well spoken, kind, and down to earth actor. really a cool dude

[alimon]

Elijah Wood has been one of the best people to do this show. He gave SO MUCH information with passion!

[bazookajoe]

Cant believe The Good Son wasn't mentioned. Such an epic movie. Him and Culkin really shined. Culkin in particular. You know your sinister when your own mother chooses her nephew over her own son.

[ebhstimster]

He seems so genuine and down to earth. An absolute ICON in the industry, LOADED financially, and still couldn't seem more like a normal person.

[congratsbro.]

Elijah has really been making the rounds on the internet lately and I couldn't be happier about it. This guy deserves more attention. You just GOTTA respect that he's still so open and unoffended to talk about LOTR. How much do you suppose he's been forced to talk about this subject over the past 20 years and the dude is still entertaining the fanatics, myself included. What a CHAMP.

[robdilauro]

I met Elijah in Austin, Texas when I working press at the Fantastic Fest at Alamo Drafthouse. He was just outside, and I walked up to him and immediately started talking. There is nothing fake about him, and he is extremely geeky and knowledgeable about so much. I did not bring up Rings haha I was certain he talked about it to death. Ironically after shaking his hand and leaving him to his night, he jokingly said, "Thank you for not asking me about Lord of the Rings." Lol. Amazing guy.

[Kissteria]

It's amazing the fact that after over 20 years, the entire cast of LOTR speaks so highly of the series. I don't think I've ever heard any of the cast or crew come across as jaded whenever it's brought up. You really can't say that about most major franchises.

[anastasiabrovkin]

You can just tell Elijah is a real cinephile, love the pure enthusiasm 💚

[chrisvalenzuela]

Maybe I missed this part, but no Faculty? Underrated classic of a movie filled with great performances, script, direction, so forth.

[CeltycSparrow]

Honestly, 24 yrs later, Lord of the Rings is STILL perfection. In every way. The casting, the score, the STUNNING backdrop of New Zealand, the story, the costumes, the actors. The animation of Gollum. It EARNED those Oscars and the recognition and the praise for being an epic fantasy masterpiece. It REDEFINED fantasy as we know it, and in my humble opinion, nothing that has copied it or come after it has been as good. No, not even Harry Potter. I DARE ya'll to find one single flaw in this trilogy.

[macmusicreview]

Sad he didn't talk about Over The Garden Wall. His voice acting in that is some of the best in any animated show.

[NothingIsBetterThanButter]

Elijah is highly underrated in the public eye. He’s so smart and genuine.

[JoBure]

Outside of his acting, I have always enjoyed his interviews. He has such an intriguing way of expressing himself. He's always very captivating to listen to.

[derek]

Maniac (2012) is still one of my absolute favorite movies. You can tell Elijah cares about each and every one of his movies so much.