Billy Boyd
Billy Boyd
Billy Boydis a Scottish actor and singer. He played Peregrin "Pippin" Took in Peter Jackson's epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, Barret Bonden in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, and Glen in Seed of Chucky...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth28 August 1968
CityGlasgow, Scotland
land scottish scots
Hobbits are a lot like Scots. It’s all about nature and enjoying their land, which is a very Scottish thing
case exciting historical hope levels moment pieces scottish
There's something very exciting to be the first person to have done something, and that's the case on so many levels with this. The idea of having 10 different pieces launch, simultaneously, is as it should be. I hope that Scottish actors are going to take it to their hearts. This is a real historical moment in time.
age love work
Then there are actors my age like Ethan Hawke, he's in 'Moby Dick,' I love his work. I've been lucky. Alfred Molina, he has real class.
arm board surfing
I loved going surfing down on Venice Beach. I'd go out with a board under my arm and think, 'I can't do that in Cranhill.'
forward looking love
I love being in Scotland. I'm looking forward to getting back and having a pint. . . .
song thinking sometimes
Sometimes the songs you think will be best don't turn out to be best.
white people together
I like people like Ani DiFranco, a band called Elbow, of course John Lennon, George Harrison, Barry White. I have a lot of different influences and hopefully they all come together and make some sense.
character trying stories
For me, what makes great actors, always is how truthful they are to the character and the story and the emotion that they're trying to tell.
thinking scotland stories
I think Scotland has some great stories.
years eight trying
But you talk to most filmmakers and it is six, seven, eight years trying to get things off the ground. It is incredible really.
thinking given havens
I think I have a gift, but I haven't really opened that gift yet and given it to myself.
sleep habit whistling
My worst habit is whistling while I sleep.
thinking ethos bigger
I think once you get it in your head, that you're not going to do anything bigger, you just do things that you enjoy, which has always been my ethos anyway.
art thinking listening
I think all art is subjective - that whoever's watching it or listening to it will decide whether it's good or bad.