I'm sure I was a great disappointment to many women because I wasn't Errol Flynn. But I'm me. I think that's got some merit.
When everyone around you is doing all this incredible pirate acting and you're having to sort of play the straight guy and move the story forward, you kind of want to be doing some of that pirate ripping it up stuff, but in truth, to be a part of that project is what I love.
My first priority is trying to protect my family.
I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good crack at doing that.
A big part of what I wanted to do with this character was go from when I was a boy and try and develop into a man, really try and play him as a man who is on this search, on a journey of personal, spiritual, political, social discovery.
Love is what we aspire to most in our lives.
The world produces enough food for everyone. Why are one billion people going hungry?
If life isn't about human beings and living in harmony, then I don't know what it's about.
Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as something out of the Seven Samurai.
Life is about balance, and we all have to make the effort in areas that we can to enable us to make a difference.
I bungee-jump, skydive, surf and snowboard.
Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.
When I'm in the U.K. - and I'm here more than people would think - I tend to keep a very low profile.
My cousin once told me, 'You're tall, you're handsome - and you're gonna have to apologize for it the rest of your life.' He imparted that information to me.
Every stylish man should have a copy of 'The Fountainhead' by Ayn Rand on his bookshelf.
For a kid in London, Hollywood seems like such a mythical place.
I had plenty of vices growing up.
Obviously I always wanted to do a contemporary piece.
Success can allow you to try for greatness, can give you an opportunity to take a chance on something. I'm very blessed to have the success that I've had, and that's given me so many opportunities to work on being great.
My whole career has been fulfilling my childhood fantasies, playing characters that are larger than life, getting to play a knight, an elf, a prince, and a soldier.
I want to have an impact on my son.
I was quite fearless as a kid. But I've had to realize I'm not invincible. That's what breaking your back does. It makes you grow up and reassess life.
I think that its easy to think of the environment as all doom and gloom and that, 'What can we do, it's too late. And the polar bears are gone, and everything is gone.' But really, just the little steps that we can make as individuals make a big difference.
I came out of drama school thinking I'd do some theatre, maybe some television, and maybe, someday, a film.
I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.
Legolas is that kind of action elf who pouts a bit, stares off to the distance, and has a couple hero moments, killing with a lethal bow and arrow along the way.
London is one of the most exciting cities in the world, with a melting pot of cultures and diversity.
Unfortunately, I'm very accident-prone.
Steve McQueen is my style hero. He's just cool, isn't he?
When you start to live your dream, it's not quite what you thought it was because there is a lot of overwhelming stuff that comes on top of it, and you have to figure it all out.
I'm completely in love with the idea of love.
Legolas in 'Lord Of The Rings' was sent as a bridge from his people into the world of dwarves and humans and wizards and everything else.
I don't buy art to put away somewhere. I buy art to appreciate, enjoy, and live with. It's supposed to add to your life.
Actors don't really get into their stride until they're in their late 30s and 40s.
Would I like to direct? Maybe one day.
I've lived a very nomadic life, which I enjoy.