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{{quote|I played Legolas - Prince of the Elves and if I am honest it was a rather odd experience in several ways. The whole cast were in the same studio but we all had to leave a two second gap between the lines which made for rather stilted dialogue and sadly, a rather stilted movie.|Anthony Daniels, Official website}} | |||
{{quote|I was delighted that his performance clearly echoed many of the artistic nuances that so inflected my own. Orlando has clearly learned most of his craft from following my work and I think he may have a career as an actor of some kind. His interesting decision, in the role of Legolas, was not to play it as a brunette, as did I, but as a blond. I have never played a blond, even in a cartoon. Now, of course, I play a grey.|Anthony Daniels on [[Orlando Bloom]]'s version of [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]], Official website}} | {{quote|I was delighted that his performance clearly echoed many of the artistic nuances that so inflected my own. Orlando has clearly learned most of his craft from following my work and I think he may have a career as an actor of some kind. His interesting decision, in the role of Legolas, was not to play it as a brunette, as did I, but as a blond. I have never played a blond, even in a cartoon. Now, of course, I play a grey.|Anthony Daniels on [[Orlando Bloom]]'s version of [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]], Official website}} | ||
Revision as of 09:37, 8 July 2008
| Anthony Daniels | |
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| Lifetime | February 21, 1946 |
| Portrayed | Legolas in: |
| Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings | |
| IMDb | Profile |
Anthony Daniels played Legolas in Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings. It had only been a year since his breakthrough as C-3PO, and he was still working for the Radio Drama Company at the time [1].
Quotes
- "I played Legolas - Prince of the Elves and if I am honest it was a rather odd experience in several ways. The whole cast were in the same studio but we all had to leave a two second gap between the lines which made for rather stilted dialogue and sadly, a rather stilted movie."
- ― Anthony Daniels, Official website
- "I was delighted that his performance clearly echoed many of the artistic nuances that so inflected my own. Orlando has clearly learned most of his craft from following my work and I think he may have a career as an actor of some kind. His interesting decision, in the role of Legolas, was not to play it as a brunette, as did I, but as a blond. I have never played a blond, even in a cartoon. Now, of course, I play a grey."
- ― Anthony Daniels on Orlando Bloom's version of Legolas, Official website
