Hugo Weaving
Hugo Weaving
Hugo Wallace Weavingis an Australian-British film and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogyand Elrond in The Lord of the Ringsand The Hobbitfilm trilogies, as well as the title role of V in V for Vendetta...
NationalityNigerian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth4 April 1960
CityIbadan, Nigeria
CountryNigeria
judging office levels
I guess I judge my films by how pleased I am with the work I do, so it's kind of on another level. If they do well at the box office, then that's great. Then I'm really pleased about that too.
country reality thinking
I don't think I'll ever escape the fact that I don't belong anywhere in particular. I've often dreamed about going back to Nigeria, but that's a very romantic notion. It's a hideous country to go to in reality.
mean people mind
When you're battling against the minds of the studios and the money that can go into promoting larger budget films, it's very hard for a very small-budget Australian film to get a look in. You can get critically acclaimed and go to various film festivals around the world, but that doesn't necessarily mean the majority of people are going to hear about it.
play people weaving
I generally find an affinity with a lot of the people I play and I suppose if I didn't feel an affinity for them then they wouldn't be particularly good performances.
needs boards film
Across the board, Australian films need to have a lot more money spent on selling them.
character thinking play
I think any role you need to play not so much transforms but I like to think of it as understanding the psychology of another character.
character play rooms
As human beings, of course, we're all compromised and complex and contradictory and if a screenplay can express those contradictions within a character and if there's room for me to express them, that's a part I'd love to play, so much more than a character who is heroic and one-dimensional.
thinking imagination littles
I think often in film we limit our imaginations a little - well, quite a lot, actually things get quite formulaic.
war play interesting
As an actor, to play someone who's at war with himself, that's so interesting.
real people pleasure
It's a real pleasure to go to work when you're in the most extraordinary surroundings, and working with people who are young and interested and creatively keen.
feels insiders
I do feel like I'm not entirely an insider.
jobs inspiration machines
Never send a human to do a machine's job
views months three
One of the positive aspects from my point of view in terms of lifestyle doing film is that I can say "Well, I'm now going to have three months where I'm just going to hang out and be with the family".
children real fighting
In a real fight, there ain't no time and you've got to use your wits. If someone were threatening the life of my child, then I'd be a good fighter. If somebody just wanted to steal my wallet, well, maybe I wouldn't worry about it so much.