“Dirk Gently [from Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency], needs a sidekick, as all good detectives do, and he gets this message from the universe that this guy, Todd Brotzman, played by Elijah Wood, is the guy to help him through this mystery. But of course, that doesn't really explain the breadth of it.” NeedsHelpingGuyUniverseCoursesMysteryMessagesWoodsAgencyThis GuyDetectivesHolisticBreadthElijahSidekicksDirk Gently Author:Samuel Barnett
“I think Dirk [Gently] thinks that he's a brilliant detective, but he's the worst detective, ever. He does have this particular skill, which I suppose you might call a really bad superpower because it's just not very helpful. He is able to sense the connections between things and he's nearly always right, but the problem is that he never knows what to do with any of those messages that he receives from the universe, so he just acts on things and gets himself into terrible trouble, all the time.” ThinkingKnowsDoeProblemMightAbleUniverseTroubleWorstParticularTerribleSkillsMessagesConnectionsBrilliantHelpfulDetectivesSuperpowerDirk Gently Author:Samuel Barnett
“The great irony to Dirk [Gently] is that he sees connections in everything, but the one thing he fails and struggles with most is connecting with other people.” PeopleStruggleFailingOne ThingConnectionsIronyConnectingDirk Gently Author:Samuel Barnett
“The great thing about the show [ Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency] is that there is so much more to be revealed. There are questions about what each of these characters actually know, and nothing is what it seems.” KnowsCharacterShowsSeemsGreat ThingsAgencyDetectivesHolisticDirk Gently Author:Samuel Barnett
“I couldn't have asked for a better acting partner and a better human being to work with. We have to work very closely together, and I felt, in our screen test, that we had really good chemistry, but I wasn't sure if I was just making that up. Max has written a really finely wrought bromance. I have complete trust in Elijah [Wood].” IfsHumansTogetherFeltHuman BeingsActingWrittenTestsWoodsScreensPartnersChemistryMaxElijahBromance Author:Samuel Barnett
“To me, Elijah Wood is one of the best actors of my generation. He's so incredibly present and in the moment, when you're working with him, and then we just chat away about anything off camera because he's a lovely guy.” MomentsGuyActorsGenerationsCamerasWoodsLovelyMy GenerationElijah Author:Samuel Barnett
“[Elijah Wood] has got such a broad outlook. It's so much bigger than just the acting industry.” ActingIndustryBiggerWoodsBroadsOutlookElijah Author:Samuel Barnett