Dominic Monaghan

“My favorite thing to do is to go where I've never been.”

“I'm a huge fan of 'Star Wars.' I'm a big nerd. I'm a big geek.”

“In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly impressed that there must be something for me to do.”

“I think it's important to be able to laugh at yourself.”

“If you're an actor, you should be able to play any role. That's the challenge.”

“I think insects are fascinating.”

“I've always been a fan of the outdoors. I grew up with my dad who was a hunter and a fisherman. He took me hunting and fishing with him, and I just fell in love with it.”

“I love animals. I love all animals. I'm a vegetarian.”

“I'm not a method actor. I don't believe in that.”

“Nature is the closest thing we have to magic.”

“I'm interested in the sense of taste. I'm also interested in the sense of smell.”

“I'm an actor. I can do whatever I want. As an actor, not everything has to be about myself.”

“The thing that I'm most proud of is that I've been able to make a living as an actor.”

“I think the world is a series of broken dams and floods, and my cartoons are my little sandbags.”

“I don't think I'm a very good celebrity. I'm a bit of a hermit.”

“I've never been one for sitting on beaches. I'm not a sunbather. I'm more of an explorer.”

“Any actor who tells you that they have become the people they play, unless they're clearly diagnosed as a schizophrenic, is bullshitting you.”