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Straight From The Source.
I use to want it more than anything when I started out, but the more I've worked, the less I want to be recognised. But I've always been a bit cocky and attention seeking, so deep down, I suppose I love the attention.-Dominic Monaghan
"I won't miss having to stand for two hours at 4:30 a.m. and have freezing cold glue applied to my feet.I won't miss two-hour drives to work or long,long, long days sitting in my trailer waiting...waiting...waiting.I won't miss one day off a week.I won't miss glue in my ears.But I would do it all again tomorrow."-Dominic Monaghan
"I think deep down I always wanted to be an actor. It was the one thing in school that I was undoubtedly enthusiastic about and good at. I coasted along being good at German, Geography, English and Football but there wasn't anything that I could really call my thing, my niche."-Dominic Monaghan on wanting to be an actor
"My initial reaction to being cast as Merry was one of silent wide smiling reflection for a couple of minutes, and then of a huge rush of adrenaline, and I have to confess a small amount of alcohol intake!!"-Dominic Monaghan on his reaction to being cast in the part of Meriadoc Brandybuck
"If I had only thirty minutes to cook. I would do roasted ratatouille with a chorizo tomato sauce, saffron rice, ciabatta bread cooked with garlic and olive oil and parsnips cooked in parmesan cheese. All done in maybe just over 30 minutes but hey we can wait for that."-Dominic Monaghan on what he would cook if he had 30 minutes
"New Zealand is the best country I have worked in thus far. It's so far from home but has a lot of familiar things from home, the language for example. But just being in a country that is so keen on the outdoors and sport and lifestyle is a real breath of fresh air. I could live here forever."-Dominic Monaghan on the best country he has acted in
"Due to the scale issues in the Lord of the Rings I haven't ridden a horse as much as I would have liked. But I have tried to do as much riding as my schedule allows and love how it makes you feel when you are on a horse. Having an understanding, unspoken, with another animal is something else."-Dominic Monaghan on horseback riding
"I tend not to think about it until it comes to the day. It would appear to be a hard thing to do but you are surrounded by great crews who appreciate it's stressful. I just got in the shower, bang water comes on....finish the scene and a towel would appear....no probs."-Dominic Monaghan on appearing naked, in Hetty Wainthropp
"Aside from horseriding, scuba diving, surfing, kayaking, swordfighting, snowboarding, Shotover jet, fly by wire, djaying in bars, karaoke, eating crazy food, and doing the biggest bunjy in New Zealand (the Nevis in Queenstown, 400ft).......NO!!!"-Dominic Monaghan on doing anything crazy in NZ
"I like to have a tidy kitchen but I am not too bothered about my room or living room etc. My theory is that when it's untidy I feel comfortable, like it feels lived in, and its only gonna get untidy if you tidy it so wait, wait, wait!!"-Dominic Monaghan on tidyness
"I find it odd to go to the cinema first 'cos you get no chance to interact and see if you like this person and if it goes well then a drunken evening is always a good way to gel quickly."-Dominic Monaghan on first dates
"If my house caught fire I would save myself and anyone in there and I would try and save all the diaries and letters that I have collected as everything else is replaceable. And I would sit on the lawn watching my house burn cherry red and record it in my diary!!"-Dominic Monaghan on what he would save if his house caught fire
"Racism, sexism, homophobia, ignorance. I am irritated by all these things alot. Also, having no beer in the fridge and losing a girls number that you really liked."-Dominic Monaghan on what irritates him the most.
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