Quotes from the Lord of the Rings cast

Vig used to call me "elf boy," and I'd call him "filthy human." As an Elf, I never got a scratch on me, never got dirty. And Vig would come out with blood and sweat all over him. And he'd say to me, "Oh, go manicure your nails."
- Orlando Bloom

Women go nuts over Viggo but he's the kind of guy who never looks at himself. On the set we each had a station with a big mirror. His was covered with pictures of his son and a photo collage of the crew. There wasn't one little speck left for him to look.
- Liv Tyler

I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?
- Orlando Bloom

Hobbits are very positive people, and that's how we behaved on set. We tried to bring people up and make them feel good, because that's what hobbits are like. It was an incredible experience. It just changed all of us. It was like being in The Beatles, you know.
- Dominic Monaghan

I had so many embarrassing moments while filming the Lord of the Rings trilogy. One of the worst is from the third movie. I was sitting in Rivendell, an elf paradise, and an 80-pound wooden prop fell and landed on my head. The crew raced over and picked the thing off my head and I came to. A lump started growing, and the wig that was glued to my head lifted up and started pulling off. I got a CAT scan and luckily, I had no brain damage. The neurologist said I had a very large brain, though. I'm proud about that.
- Sean Astin

Outside of my working time I never wear shoes. I use them on the set because you can trip or fall or there's nails or whatever around. Other than that I always go without shoes. Totally bare feet. Not socks even. And not just summer. Winter as well.
- Peter Jackson

I felt naked without the wigs and ears. I got used to wearing prosthetics. It became [shades of Nicole] comfortable.
- Liv Tyler