Isn't he great?

He is awesome. I love watching the show. It keeps getting better and better. He is a really sweet guy and very funny, too. It's also a little bit looser, that show, in terms of what the actors or the guests have in terms of responsibility. It seems like the format is a lot looser and it doesn't feel so intense.

It's on later at night.

Letterman can feel intense. As great as it is, there seems to be a lot of pressure on you as a guest.

Conan is awesome. I am sure there are lots of Conan fans here. Here is one from Dancegirl0002. Which of the three series of 'Lord of the Rings' is your favorite?

The third, 'The Return of the King' will be the best. I mean, it's my favorite part of the story, and I feel like it will be the best film, mainly because it comes to an emotional peak. It's at its most intense, the characters reach their end, you know. It's the conclusion for everybody. But at the same time, it's just so unbelievably sad and emotional. I had such fun acting that particular part of it because for Frodo, things get really, really dark. That was fun exploring that side of things.

Here is one from Veggiechica86. She says, I am Amanda. I heard you had to return to New Zealand to film more scenes for 'Lord of the Rings.' What was it like seeing everyone again? And Elijah, I think you are a very talented actor and very good-looking, too. Had to say it.

Thank you.

So what was it like seeing everyone again? Was it a reunion?

It was awesome. It's always awesome going back. There is an intense feeling of going home because we have spent so much time there, going back to Wellington, it literally feels like going home. We catch up with so many people and have breakfast at our favorite breakfast spots. Those little things mean everything to us. It's also just great to see all the cast again and all the old friends on the crew. So it was wonderful. And we are going back next year which is going to be both great and kind of sad in the sense that it will be the last time that we actually are called on to film new material for 'Lord of the Rings.' It will be a bittersweet experience.

You still have a year, another year.

That's true.

Enjoy it. Everyone wants to talk about the video game. This one comes from Georgie9, he says, let's talk about the new video game. Is it weird that people everywhere will be controlling a video image of you that has your voice?

No, I think that's cool. It's fun. I love video games myself. So if I can actually be a part of it as a character, then you know, it's kind of a dream come true to a certain degree.

When you play the 'Lord of the Rings' game, which character do you play?

I play the Aragorn character, but apparently in the next game, you will actually be able to play Frodo.

You can play yourself. Here is one from Rings9. We all see that the ring has the power to make the wearer invisible. If you could be invisible, where would you go and what would you do?

If I could be invisible, where would I go and what would I do? You know, this sounds kind of interesting. Maybe because I've had this question before.

I asked you it last year and I wanted to see if your answer had changed.

And it's going to change. I've got a new idea. How about this?

OK.

Put the ring on, completely disappear and just step into planes and take free flights around the world.

Yeah?

You see, so you don't have to pay for transit?

You could travel everywhere. That's a very economical and adventurous answer.

Thank you.

Last year you said that you would go to Disneyland and hide when it closed.

That's right.

Which I thought was also fun. You have talked about bonding with the cast. Has there been a time recent when you thought to yourself, wow, this is a perfect moment, and that's from Jenny.

Yeah, I don't think there is ever such thing as a perfect moment, but I think that there are incredible moments and I feel like I am all the time, be it moments that I have with my friends where I am going out. And, you know, I recognize how great my friends are and how close we are. In terms of the entirety of the moment of the... that these 'Lord of the Rings' movies are out and things are going so well, I can certainly recognize how fantastic that is, but I tend to appreciate all of the moments that make up the bigger picture. And I feel like I am constantly saying that. Which is pretty damn good.

Yeah. Here is one from Daystar. I heard New Zealand is beautiful. Is it really that amazing?

Yes, it is. It really is. We keep talking about how great it is. I hope we don't, you know, build up the image of New Zealand so much that people go out to New Zealand and it's not nearly as good as they expected it to be, but it's beautiful. I don't think you can overhype New Zealand. It's incredible. It's one of those places in the world that is largely unspoiled by the modern world in terms of population, buildings, things like that. It's nature is kind of wild and free, particularly in the South Island. So it's one of those kind of magical places that feels like it's untouched by the rest of the world.

That's exactly how it looks on film.

That's nice. Rare to find places that are not tainted anymore.

There you go. This one is from Sunshine7342 who submitted a load of questions, a big fan.

OK.

We all heard about how you like to surf but what about your other hobbies? P.S., if you say photography, you get extra points.

I get extra points then because photography is something I am interested in, but I don't pay nearly enough attention to it. I am still kind of working on that. The problem with me is I love so many different things and I get a little bit scattered, and I start to lose focus. And that makes me slightly lazy. But there's tons of things I am interested in. Video editing is another that I am now getting into. I really want to kind of work on that, for possibly taking that somewhere in the future in terms of making films. I am still a music nut, so I collect music constantly. I mean, I certainly consider that a hobby. Yeah, there are all sorts of things I am interested in.

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