Tag: john rhys-davies

Convention anon again: I was thinking about asking him about which type of medium he liked working in the best, film, television, or voice acting? And maybe what the hardest part of playing Gimli was, or being part of LOTR was in general?

I am 80% sure he would say the makeup was the hardest part of being Gimli, tbh – he has spoken at length about the awful allergic reaction he got! My fave LOTR bts story is the one of him just DEMOLISHING every Orc that came near him with that axe, not even pulling his blows, heheheh. 

ooooh YES the comparison idea is fab! That’s a great one, Nonnie, and one that I think an actor would enjoy answering!

Okay, so I’m majorly excited because next month I’m going to my first convention! It’s just a small one in my state, but John Rhys-Davies will be there, and I have a guaranteed spot in his Q & A session! I don’t know what questions to ask, though, so help? What would you ask, if you were there?

*SCREAMS* YOU LUCKY DUCK, oh and JRD is meant to be an utter utter sweetheart, ask for a hug apparently he gives A+++++ hugs

okay, serious time, just my personal feelings though since you’ve asked, and a bit stream-of-consciousness here 

I wouldn’t ever want to embarrass an actor by asking him about anything that disses anyone else, or anything fandomy or shipping or stuff like that. He also was not in control of the interpretation of Gimli’s character in the films – that is an authorial thing – and so I personally wouldn’t ask him if he agreed with it. That’s not his job, his job is to depict his script.

hmmm

there’s also the fact that he didn’t get the Fellowship tattoo, the only one who didn’t, possible question there

hmmmm

he’s just portrayed an Elf? In the Shannara series. You could ask him which he likes and relates to better, Elves or Dwarves, and why

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LMAO I know what I would def ask him actually

if he would very kindly record the line ‘Faithless is he who says farewell when the road darkens’ in Gimli’s voice :DDD

I would put it on my phone and it would be my alarm clock