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“Hobbits are a lot like Scots. It’s all about nature and enjoying their land, which is a very Scottish thing.”

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Billy Boyd, born on August 28, 1968, is a British actor who gained widespread recognition for his role as Peregrin Took in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy. Boyd's acting career began on stage and gradually expanded into film and television. more

“I wasn't into Tolkien at school really. But the story is timeless, the themes that it touches on are contained in cultures all around the world. The innocent on a quest, the pretender, an inanimate object that holds evil - it's really strange that these themes are there in so many different countries' folklore.”

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Author:Billy Boyd

“I loved going surfing down on Venice Beach. Id go out with a board under my arm and think, I cant do that in Cranhill.”

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Author:Billy Boyd

“In fact, Russell Crowe once phoned me up to see if I wanted to go to a party but I had to bring my guitar and perform Oh Jean.”

Ifs Facts Wanted Party Guitar

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“Life in LA is not lying in the sun for months. It is having a 4pm meeting and leaving at noon to sit in traffic for four hours. Its not glam.”

Lying Hours Sun Four Months Meetings Leaving Traffic Noon Glam

Author:Billy Boyd

“To play one of the main characters in it, it's not 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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“The single most powerful element of youth is that you don't have the life experiences to know what can't be done.”

Knows Done Powerful Youth Elements Most Powerful Life Experience

Book:The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change

Source: The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change

“In moments of uncertainty, when you must chose between two paths, allowing yourself to be overcome by either the fear of failure or the dimly lit light of possibility, immerse yourself in the life you would be most proud to live.”

Two Moments Light Would Be Path Possibility Proud Overcoming Uncertainty Allowing Lit Fear Of Failure Two Paths

Book:The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change

Source: The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change

“Your life should be a story you are excited to tell.”

Should Stories Excited

Book:The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change

Source: The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change

“Your twenties are the time to both accept and fight your way into the person you're destined to become.”

Way Persons Fighting Accepting Twenties Destined

Book:The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change

Source: The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change

“Everything Michael Jackson does on stage is exactly right.”

Doe Stage

Author:Sammy Davis, Jr.

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