(on filming the scene in _Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)_ in which Sam tries to make Frodo recall the Shire:) "That day was very difficult and it was a long day. I remember Peter (Peter Jackson) actually crying on set after a few takes. It was a real defining moment for Sean (Sean Astin) and I, not only in this film, but in our acting." (December 14, 2003)
- Elijah Wood"It was people standing up, not even winning, just standing up, and it became a delicate love story with two pretty weak people making one whole person, meaning Sylvester and Talia (Shire)." BY, reassessing the success of "Rocky"
- Burt Young