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So much time is wasted on trying to be better than others.

Elijah Wood

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Elijah Wood
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: January 28
Actor
Film Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Elijah Jordan Wood
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It feels kind of good to be [on Sundance]. There is a sense of unification and community and voices rising together, and that all feels good.
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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.
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[Sundance] still feels like an incredible place for championing emerging voices and art.
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I just got called Nigel.
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I definitely felt the pressure I wanted to live up to all of the expectations.
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Dream the impossible because dreams do come true.
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On a superficial level, I like girls with dark hair - I'm a sucker for that.
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When I work, I disappear into work, which I like to do, and sometimes I don't really have a choice. It's not a conscious thing. It's just total devotion to what I'm doing.
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I'm not a star!!! A star is nothing but a ball of gas!!!
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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.
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The worst kind of lying I've ever done is keeping things from people.
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