and here are some OB quotes 😍
"Elves are cool, man"
"I don't recall saying that...from the internet, is that?"
"I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 16 months. How bad could that be?"
"I was 22, I had two more days left of drama school and it was, like, 'Here, have a career.' Boom. There you go."
"I won't admit or deny anything...makes me more interesting."
"Legolas's moves are smooth and elegant, like a cat. You know how cats can jump and land steadily on their paws? That's what I'm trying to do. There's a strength in that, but it's very balletic. It's also bloody hard to do without falling over!"
"I'd always say to Vig, 'Well at least I don't smell...' or 'I get to live forever! Got that? FOREVER!'"
"I had just left my family and my friends behind and my life, and I was feeling a bit teary, you know the idea of leaving everything behind, adn my dog...And this wee fellow walked over and he said 'You wouldn't be Orlando Bloom would you?' and I said 'Oh my god you're a hobbit!' and we just had this huge embrace."
"It was quite amusing to see the cast on a night off in Wellington. The Hobbits would be picking their feet, and the Elves would be picking their ears."
"One day, I did the highest bungeejump in New Zealand. Five times in the space of half an hour! I knew the producers wouldn''t be too pleased about it so I only told them afterwards."
"Before filming had started, I was sitting in the hair and makeup trailer having my hairline raised for the wig. As it was being shaved back, Liv came and sat next to me for her wig fitting. We had met only once, the night before, and I was obviously a bit in awe of her. I turned and asked her what she thought of my new hairline. She replied that it was 'kinda cute', but suggested that I would look better with the sides totally shaved off. Obviously I was going to do anything Liv Tyler told me to do and, before I knew it, I had a Mohawk!"