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.

I think being different, going against the grain of society is the greatest thing in the world.

Dream the impossible because dreams do come true.

In the absence of love, there is nothing worth fighting for.

Our bad memories and our bad experiences are what make us who we are and what make us grow and allow us to learn, if we choose to see the lessons in those experiences.

Quite simply it is love. It is the unconditional love that says, regardless of what you do or where you go, I will always be there for you.

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

On a superficial level, I like girls with dark hair - I'm a sucker for that.

My God! Middle Earth does exist!

Hello! I'm Elijah Wood, and i'm a looser!

The guy is a stud with women just following him around wherever he goes. But he is the last one who'll ask anyone to do anything for him. He'd rather just go do it himself.

True Mentors, don't make their mentees a clone of themselves

If there were such a thing as Chapter 11 for politicians, the Republican push to extend the unaffordable Bush tax cuts would amount to a bankruptcy filing.

Never repeat old grievances.

Actions have consequences... first rule of life. And the second rule is this - you are the only one responsible for your own actions.

Making bad decisions and choosing the wrong partner can ruin your life for a long time, perhaps forever.

T-shirts and long pants make me easier to find in a crowd, but also easy to disappear in a crowd because if I am wearing this and suddenly I am not, it's like a Harry Potter invisibility cloak.

We are a nation within a nation.

It doesn't matter if it's a school play or a dumb TV show. It's your work. You should care about it so much that people get annoyed with you.

We like to believe our fashion is growing.

I'm looking forward to playing some really despicable characters at some point in my career so I can branch out and stretch those acting muscles. But I wouldn't want to do that on a regular basis.