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
character thinking actors
I think when your image becomes so big that it's hard for a viewer to see a character, then I think you're in danger as an actor of being unable to perform what you should be doing.
breathing erotic necks
I was on top of Keanu Reeves, he was on his back and I was on my trunk, and I was breathing down his neck for hours and hours. It was... very erotic.
way film form
Film has a tendency to be limiting in some way and it shouldn't be. It's a form that can be explored and changed.
lonely way weaving
We're all outsiders in a way. We're all alone and can become very lonely
australia film release
I'm so used to Australian films not getting a release outside Australia.
mean play people
A lot of people have a fear of Shakespeare. Even actors do. People are like, "Oh, I won't go and see Shakespeare because the language is so hard," but it is. When you read it on the page, you go, "What?! What does that mean?!" If you go to a Shakespeare play and you've never been, you sit there and go, "I'm an idiot! I don't get it!"
beautiful night woods
Being in the woods at night is a beautiful thing.
thinking self today
I think I'm much less self confident today. I actually went through a quite painful period because of that thinking that I was completely hopeless. But I think that's something that we all go through at various times of our lives and it was quite a sustained thing with me.
letting-go reading play
The biggest challenge for me, as an actor, is to be informed, prepared and focused, at the same time. I had to just keep on working, prepping, reading and imagining, all the way through, but the biggest challenge is always to let go of all that and just be open to others. That's what we do, as actor. We play with each other and we stimulate each other, and we have to be prepared to be stimulated by the other. That's always my big challenge.
creating kind film
Film sets are constantly amusing because you really are creating something that is so very surreal, and I kind of like that.
different actors film
As an actor, to do all sorts of different films is great.
thinking reality dreamer
I think I'm a bit of a dreamer. I don't like the reality of life to impinge much on my life.
excited
I'm always trepidatious and excited about what I do. I wouldn't choose to do something, unless I am really excited about it.
beautiful wise powerful
Having agreed to play Elrond, I realized how much had to be worked out about this character: the idea of portraying someone who is immortal, for one thing; plus the fact he is noble, wise, powerful, good - and beautiful! I began to think that he was altogether impossible to play!