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
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!"
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.
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.
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.
thinking imagination littles
I think often in film we limit our imaginations a little - well, quite a lot, actually things get quite formulaic.
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.
jobs inspiration machines
Never send a human to do a machine's job
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.
talking psychology who-we-are
If a film isn't really talking about who we are and what our psychologies are, then we're probably not that interested in it, actually.
space jumping challenges
I kind of like the challenge of jumping into totally different spaces and styles and figuring out how to fit in.
weaving littles kind
It's kind of chased away a few demons for me and, um, it's educated me a little bit more.
espresso two feelings
I used to have two double espressos a day. I gave that up, had headaches for five days but now I'm feeling great.