-- Mini Interview with 'WOWOW' - Japan --

ON LEARNING FROM YOUR MISTAKES

ELIJAH: �And I think that we all have temptations, and I think that we all have, you know, we all make mistakes, and but I am constantly learning, you know, everyday, always making mistakes, and always learning, so I think I misinterpret things, and sort of been tempted by certain things, and realize that�s a mistake, and that�s all part of being a human being. You know, I think that�s the one element of these stories that I love and particularly this character.�

DOMINIC MONAGHAN AND BILLY BOYD ON ELIJAH

BILLY: There�s no secret with Elijah, he�s a very open person.

DOM: Extremely big blue eyes

BILLY: Very big blue eyes

DOM: He looks like this all the time�

BILLY: Even while he�s asleep, his eyes are still pretty much open

DOM: Oh yeah �

BILLY: which is weird

DOM: His eyelids are normal-sized, but his eyes are like bugs.. close over his eyes, so he sleeps like this (Dom and Bill raise their eyebrows up, and widen their eyes pupil, really funny�LOL)

JOY OF ACTING

ELIJAH: �And I think that, there�s you know, within that the years that I have been acting one of the greatest elements of what I do �ahmn� is�is the effect that you can have on people�ahmn�for the positive. You know, it�s a really profound thing to work on a movie, and you know, have an incredible process of , you know, the technically creating something�you know, in terms of art, and then having a response, that is emotional and, the way that people connect to you, and react to the ahh.. the story and character is something very special. Ahmn� whatever I do, I want to make people happy, affect people and you know in an emotional, powerful way, I think.�

LESSON LEARNED FROM MEL GIBSON

ELIJAH: �And there�s something that Mel Gibson told me a long time ago, actually I worked with him, when I was ten years old�forever young, and ahmn�it�s always stuck in my mind, and I think, it�s very simple, but I think it�s very true�he said that�you can always do better, there�s no such thing as you are best, you don�t ever become too comfortable with your own accomplishment. It means you�re constantly striving to�to learn and to grow.�

Thanks Aileen! :)