From CBBC Newsround. Interview with Dominic Monaghan and Bily Boyd. December 2002 : Q : "There's a rumour that Orlando Bloom is the most popular sexy lead character. What do you think ?"
Billy Boyd : "That's actually untrue. I don't know where you get that. That's a statistic you've made up."

Q : "So you're saying the hobbits are sexier ?"
Dominic Monaghan : "The hobbits are the heart of the movie - they're the emotional core for goodness sake !"

Billy Boyd : "And we're handsome for God's sake. [points to Dominic] Look how pretty this man is !"

Dominic Monaghan : "I mean Orlando Bloom - what are you talking about? They [the hobbits] are what the audience love, they're what the people really, really hang onto. They're the last character the audience want to die ! This Legolas guy - I hope he gets killed by an arrow in the next movie. Vroom... right through this eye !"

Billy Boyd : "It's all make up anyway."

Dominic Monaghan : "Yeah you should see him when he's got his wig off. It's disgusting. Big open weeping warts on the top of his head."

Bily Boyd : "Covered in warts."

Dominic Monaghan : "Smells of elderberries."

Billy Boyd : "Oh, he smells!"

Dominic Monaghan : "He can't defend himself [laughs] Hi Orly !"

Billy Boyd : "Hi Orlando !"

Dominic Monaghan : "How you doing mate ?"

E-online, March 2001 : Q : "As Hobbits, you had three hours of makeup and prosthetics every morning. How did you cope with the long hours ?"
Billy Boyd : "When we started with the prosthetics and makeup, it was funny, because we were all buzzing with excitement. Once we got used to it and knew that we didn't have to use so much energy, we became quieter. It would be three hours before you got your feet on, and there'd be a long day of filming after that, so we learned to save our energy."

Q : "You steal carrots ?"
Billy Boyd : "Yeah ! [Laughs.] It's a funny scene, but it gave me another look into Pippin. Merry and Pippin meet in a field way out of Hobbiton, which would be like Dom and I meeting up in Paris. But Pippin's like, "Hi, how are ya ?" when most people would be surprised or shocked. That intrigues me about the Hobbits - their ability to just let the world wash over them."