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
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.
film lows stills
I still, by and large, make low-budget Australian films.
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.
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.
space jumping challenges
I kind of like the challenge of jumping into totally different spaces and styles and figuring out how to fit in.
strong kids identity
When you're a kid you have this sense of wonder and wholeness and a strong sense of your own identity.
scripts appeals ifs
If the script grabs me and appeals to me, I'm really very keen to work on it.
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.
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.
believe people understanding
I certainly don't advocate terrorism as a way of progressing and understanding people, nor do I believe labeling everything as a terrorist act is helpful either.
thinking phones should
I keep thinking I should get a phone, because everyone's got one and it becomes increasingly difficult to exist in a society where everyone else has moved ahead and you haven't.
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!"
feels insiders
I do feel like I'm not entirely an insider.
people film communicate
There's nothing like being on a massive-budget film where you don't know anything, and there's a million people, and no one's communicating.