{"id":21977,"date":"1999-10-10T00:35:00","date_gmt":"1999-10-10T05:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/1999\/10\/10\/elijah-news-interview-for-black-and-white\/"},"modified":"1999-10-10T00:35:00","modified_gmt":"1999-10-10T05:35:00","slug":"elijah-news-interview-for-black-and-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/1999\/10\/10\/21977-elijah-news-interview-for-black-and-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Elijah News: Interview for ‘Black and White’"},"content":{"rendered":"

This comes by way of our Russan Counterparts<\/a>, it’s an interview with EW done by none other that Brooke Shields for an upcoming film ‘Black and White’.<\/p>\n

Interview With Elijah Wood
\n
by Brooke Shields<\/p>\n

BS: Let’s talk about the movie we did together, Black and White. Had you done a totally improvisational film before?<\/p>\n

EW: No. And as interesting as the project seemed, I was really scared because it was so far away from anything I’d done. Then I came to the conclusion that if you’re ever fearful of taking a step forward to a place that could be better for you, you should always take it, because that’s the only way you’ll ever grow. So despite how afraid I was, I made the decision to continue.<\/p>\n

BS: Well, fear is an incredible motivator. OK, now you can talk about kissing me. [laughs]<\/p>\n

EW: That was an absolutely lovely day! I came to the set thinking I was filming one thing, and one of the assistant directors came to my trailer and said, “You’ve got to kiss Brooke Shields in the park today.” I was like, “I’m sorry. Run that by me again?” [BS laughs] What a great experience! I already felt very close to you, and that brought us a bit closer.<\/p>\n

BS: The feeling was mutual. Still, I was thinking, I should be arrested for this! And you kept saying that it was legal in some states! [laughs] So I didn’t fell so bad. So next you’re doing “The Lord of the Rings.” Have you read the trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien?<\/p>\n

EW: No, but I read “The Hobbit.”<\/p>\n

BS: Did they suggest you read all three books?<\/p>\n

EW: It wasn’t necessary, although I believe they’re under the impression that I have read all three. But I don’t think it really matters. The script are brilliant, and they’ve kept the tone of Tolkien’s writing, which is wonderful.<\/p>\n

BS: How would you describe a hobbit?<\/p>\n

EW: A hobbit is a very short, amusing character. They don’t wear shoes. They have hairy feet and pointy little ears. My character, Frodo Baggins, has a wry sense of humor.<\/p>\n

BS: You were perfectly typecast.<\/p>\n

EW: [laughs] How perceptive!<\/p>\n

BS: I did kiss you, remember? I was given these Tolkien stories when I was a child. They should be required reading at an older age, just because of the lessons in them.<\/p>\n

EW: Oh, definitely. The stories reveal the darkness of the human spirit, and where that can go, as well as extreme light.<\/p>\n

BS: You’ll be shooting in New Zealand, right? Will you be there for a long time?<\/p>\n

EW: Fourteen months, because we’re doing three movies. It’s going to be an adventure, a real journey. And I think that I’ll be different when I come back, as a person and an actor, and I look forward to that.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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