QUICK QUOTES

"Legolas' moves are smooth and elegant, like a cat...it's very balletic. It's also bloody hard to do without falling over!" - E!Online Force of the Hobbit.

"This is Wellington, man. It's great. I was out surfing in Lyall Bay today." - Commenting on the windy and wet weather at the New Zealand LOTR Premier.

"I've grown up here," he said. "And it's been a great place to grow up." - Commenting on living in Wellington during filming of LOTR.

The camaraderie involves quite a lot of good-natured ribbing, particularly between Aragorn and Legolas. "We have these digs at each other," explains Orlando Bloom with a laugh. "Viggo will go on about Elves and how they're always doing their nails and brushing their long, blonde hair, and being all prissy. And i just say: Well, at least I'm going to live forever! Got that? LIVE FOREVER!" - From a LOTR guide.

"You have to be quite serious about tattoos [because] they're there forever." - On tattoos

"For a young actor like me to have the oportunity to work with the genre of actors and directors on 'Lord Of The Rings' is unbelievable. There was no, should I, should I not. It was like, where do I sign up! It was just bonkers. It was like here, have a life." - On being offered the role of Legolas in LOTR.

"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." - Commenting on the benefits of playing an Elf.