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
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He [Viggo Mortensen] was standing behind the camera throwing the apples … And I’ve never seen him so happy.
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To play one of the main characters in it, it's not like the kind of thing you don't do. Oh, I'd rather not play Pippin in "Lord of the Rings". . . . in fact, I'm trying to think - what else would you rather do, you know? I can't actually think of another job that I'd rather do.
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People love the movies and they just get excited when they see someone from them, no matter who it is. It's always positive.
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Nothing was ever set in stone and we have very much worked from a storyboard as the idea took shape.
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I'm delighted to be involved with Discovery. For anyone growing up in Scotland who ever thought about a future in the massively exciting world of film, this is the place to discover the opportunities that are out there to help you achieve it.
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It's been two years since we filmed the three Rings films. It was like stepping back in time when I first walked on set. . . . Playing Pippin again was just like saying hello to an old friend.
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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.
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As a person, living in New Zealand for a year and a half has changed me as well. In some ways, I feel Hobbit-y , you know?
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Sometimes the songs you think will be best don't turn out to be best.
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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.
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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.
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I think Scotland has some great stories.
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But you talk to most filmmakers and it is six, seven, eight years trying to get things off the ground. It is incredible really.
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I think I have a gift, but I haven't really opened that gift yet and given it to myself.