I'm a Brit and I just put myself on tape, back in London, for a very distant American project that I thought I didn't stand a chance of getting. And then, I got a call about a week after I had submitted my tape, just saying, "They really like you and want to screen test you." So, I flew to L.A. and did the screen test. And then, I met Elijah [Wood] and did a screen test with him. And then, I had a very nerve-wracking few days back home, waiting and waiting and thinking, "This cannot possibly go my way because that would just be too good to be true." And then, it did.
[Elijah Wood] has got such a broad outlook. It's so much bigger than just the acting industry. - Samuel Barnett
[Elijah Wood] has got such a broad outlook. It's so much bigger than just the acting industry.
- Samuel Barnett
Elijah Wood is interested in people, in life and in music. - Samuel Barnett
Elijah Wood is interested in people, in life and in music.
To me, Elijah Wood is one of the best actors of my generation. He's so incredibly present and in the moment, when you're working with him, and then w… - Samuel Barnett
To me, Elijah Wood is one of the best actors of my generation. He's so incredibly present and in the moment, when you're working with him, and then w…
[Elijah Wood] is a really fully-rounded, amazing human being, and I feel incredibly lucky, especially given how closely we have to work together. - Samuel Barnett
[Elijah Wood] is a really fully-rounded, amazing human being, and I feel incredibly lucky, especially given how closely we have to work together.
[Dirk Gently] just doesn't understand social cues. - Samuel Barnett
[Dirk Gently] just doesn't understand social cues.
We did every scene together, every day for four months, and it could have been a disaster, if we didn't get on, but we clicked straight away. Elijah … - Samuel Barnett
We did every scene together, every day for four months, and it could have been a disaster, if we didn't get on, but we clicked straight away. Elijah …
You had to make everything much more truthful for the camera. With the stage it's a given that it's going to be theatrical. - Samuel Barnett
You had to make everything much more truthful for the camera. With the stage it's a given that it's going to be theatrical.
The great thing about the show [ Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency] is that there is so much more to be revealed. There are questions about wha… - Samuel Barnett
The great thing about the show [ Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency] is that there is so much more to be revealed. There are questions about wha…
The great irony to Dirk [Gently] is that he sees connections in everything, but the one thing he fails and struggles with most is connecting with oth… - Samuel Barnett
The great irony to Dirk [Gently] is that he sees connections in everything, but the one thing he fails and struggles with most is connecting with oth…
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