Elijah Wood Connects The Universe And Also Has Cool Tattoos

Your favorite actor Elijah Wood reveals some interesting tattoo ink, and inspires Stephen to share how Wood convinced him that everything in the universe was connected.
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Stephen Colbert took over as host of The Late Show on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. Colbert is best known for his work as a television host, writer, actor, and producer, and best known for his charity work teaching English as a second language on Tunisian date farms. Prior to joining the CBS family -- and being officially adopted by network president Les Moonves -- Colbert helmed “The Colbert Report,” which aired nearly 1,500 episodes and required Stephen to wear nearly 1,500 different neckties. The program received two Peabody Awards, two Grammy Awards, and several unwelcome shoulder massages. It won two Emmys for Outstanding Variety Series in 2013 and 2014, both of which appear to have been lost in the move. Colbert is pronounced koʊlˈbɛər, according to Wikipedia. His understudy is William Cavanaugh, who will be hosting The Late Show approximately one third of the time. Good luck, Bill!"

[@mbodiou]

Can we talk about the disappointed 'aww' when he rolled his sleeve instead of taking off his shirt

[@carolynvanasse3664]

I thought the aw was an “aww cute” aw because Steven very nicely folded his blazer over his arm.

[@katekramer7679]

LOL I thought it was a reaction to Colbert politely holding Elijah's jacket, but now I'm reconsidering. On repeated watching I'm definitely sensing that some of those were disappointed awws.

[@kbee8517]

@@carolynvanasse3664 That's what I was 'aww'-ing at, he was so professionally considerate with it

[@sweeperboy]

Mad respect to Stephen's self control: he managed 6:53 in an interview with Elijah Wood before he mentioned LOTR! 😅

[@swiftlymurmurs]

Stephen wouldn't take a free tattoo, but Elijah Wood

[@MondayNightFriend]

Get out.

[@eraven1982]

Lmao

[@stevengray8663]

Stop it

[@savyjett]

Ha!

[@fabulousmyriad267]

Ba dum tiss

[@gabbyburton1999]

everytime I see him I get tripped, because he looks like he'd be English, but he's not, and I sit shook for a bit.

[@waykool698]

ThatTVaddict you explained my thoughts exactly. Still sitting shook.

[@Chubbywubbysandwich]

@@waykool698 yep same here. been sitting shook this quarantine season

[@georgia4616]

Collidingeorges are you replying to something that someone said that has now deleted it? Otherwise I don’t understand lol

[@jofelmorata]

@Jeff, the God of Biscuits or his face. Like Timothee Chalamet, he has this face that looks like a greek statue came to life.

[@rodham8935]

I love the guests that pay attention to the band, they are so great and deserve the acknowledgment!!

[@dorothydv04]

He hasn't aged a day...FRODO DIDN'T DESTROY THE RING

[@evannibbe9375]

Dorothy D In the books Bilbo lives indefinitely even after the ring is destroyed. Both Bilbo and Frodo head across the sea with the last of the elves and Gandalf.

[@EgonTheGreat.]

@@evannibbe9375 mortals doesent live forever in the undyingland, only elfs

[@pyrebird7567]

niklas jensen The ring bearers are the only mortals that were offered a place in the undying lands, so that includes Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee. If I remember correctly it was to help heal them from the dark magical scar that the ring left on them. Sam left in his later life after Rosie, his wife, died. But there’s one more mortal from LOTR that’s actually gone to the undying lands, Gimli. After the ring was destroyed he and Legolas went traveling together for some time before Gimli went to start a dwarwen community in The Glistening Caves and Legolas went with some of his people to heal and grow an area of forest close to Mordor. When time came for Legolas to leave Middle Earth his strong friendship with Gimli prompted him to offer Gimli to come with him to The Undying Lands. Gimli accepted and they built a boat and sailed across the sea. It is however unknown how the arrival of Gimli, a dwarf, was handled as the only other person to travel there without an invitation would have been killed in arrival had it not been that he came on behalf of elves, well elves and men, but elves are the important ones in this case.

[@lucialu833]

@@pyrebird7567 :Is this from book or?

[@gloriamosemann4113]

@@lucialu833 I can't reply for Pyro but as an avid LOTR fan, I can say that yes, that is in the books, specifically the final book in the series.

[@pennica.illegale]

Watching Elijah's interviews is just an instant serotonin boost, this dude can make me smile like nothing, bless his soul

[@fanfictionandthings784]

Fr - I srsly need to stop feeding my infatuation...

[@AlashiaTuol]

Have you seen the clip of him jousting against Stephen? Hilarious

[@sv-bd5em]

Homeboy hasn't aged in the last 15 years

[@TheRiswinAshraf]

He still has the ring

[@zztopz7090]

sv 93 It's the short people effect.

[@rayapeterson7188]

My 5 year old self is still crushing on his beautiful face 😂😍

[@procrastinator99]

He hasn't aged a day..........

[@michaelangst6078]

lol , yes he has.. Let's see how close he looks to how he does in this video when is 39 and 40

[@gandalfs-pants]

Elijah is so chill. I love it.

[@VintageKimchi]

it took 7 minutes for stephen to bring up tolkien 😮

[@chrish6001]

At the 8 second mark, he sort of referenced Tolkien in Elijah's intro when he said the actor has been in some of his favourite movies.

[@clari8402]

He held it in as long as he could.

[@AaronLitz]

Yeah, you could tell he was holding it back as best he could and using all his might not to squee, while geeking out on the inside, being the massive nerd that he is. And while they were on the subjects of tattoos, I'm surprised he didn't ask to see Elijah's Elvish "9" Fellowship tat... I'd be willing to bet a few bucks he really seriously wanted to. :) He was probably trying to be as calm and cool and professional as he could, but I personally think he should just let his geek flag fly and embrace it for the world to see... we geeks REALLY need it.

[@AaronLitz]

It would be a great thing for us geeks to have such a beloved public figure as a spokesman and ambassador, as we seem to be the only minority that people can get away with openly mocking without being called out for it. It's wrong to make insults about women, black people, gay people, etc, and if you do it you will rightly catch Hell for it. But if you make a cruelly mocking joke about shy, awkward virgin geeks living in mom's basement? Nothing at all. Being a painfully shy, socially awkward, romantically hopeless geek who has never found someone to share a loving relationship with is not a joke: *it's a horrible, soul-crushing, suicide-inducing pit of perpetual misery and depression.* (And it's regardless of orientation, as geeks can be straight, gay, white, black, male, female, and everything else.) Being a nerd isn't any more a choice than one's skin color or ethnicity, and it doesn't deserve to be the subject of ridicule and cruel jokes any more than being gay is... in fact, more and more researchers are coming to realize that "geeky personality" is actually part of the Autism Spectrum. Yet nerds are still pretty much the last minority group it's just fine to be cruel toward and no one will give you grief for it. People make such a big fuss about the "bullying epidemic" and wring their hands about it, yet they freely, openly engage in cruel mockery of the perennial favorite target of bullies: the shy, unathletic, socially awkward, romantically challenged geek. *Anyone* can be a nerd, regardless of skin color, orientation, gender, sex, ethnicity, etc, geekhood cuts through all other lines, yet for some reason we're like the universal target of everyone's derision. Maybe people consider it OK it's because it's still seen as being "our own fault" that we're shy and clumsy and socially awkward and bad at romantic connections and just bad at "fitting in" in general. When you can't manage to get many eloquent public faces for your group because being ineloquent and socially maladjusted is a huge aspect of your group's identity in the first place, it just doesn't make people feel any empathy for you or want to understand you. When most people see someone picking on a nerd, they don't feel a desire to help out, all they feel is a desire to join in. We're the universal "Other"; *everyone* knows it's OK to pick on nerds! Sorry about the rant, it wasn't actually directed at you. :)

[@tallyiana]

Aaron Litz true

[@PiggyMonsterdagr8]

Elijah's laugh is wonderful.

[@lucialu833]

Yes Frodo laugh

[@ELENIKARASAVVIDOU]

he is so handsome omg

[@betom3118]

Elijah is so charismatic I love him

[@dimitreze]

he looks like that kid in Back to the Future 2 in the 80's retro cafe!

[@cy8491]

Dimitri Bitu you've got to be joking

[@DestinyC1020]

He is! lol

[@grafgingula6961]

@@cy8491 r/whoosh

[@CousinBowling]

@@cy8491 obviously

[@80sgirll]

Bcuz he is 😂 lmao

[@LeoNepeta]

Knew he wouldn't be able not to mention LOTR XD.

[@jpjordan90]

I love the audible groan from a woman at 2:04 when he goes for the sleeve instead of taking off the shirt 😁

[@halfmoon1066]

"Ohh :C"

[@MsRubyet]

Love how the crowd whoops when Elijah says he's going to show his tattoo only be overtaken by sighs of disappointment when he merely rolls up his shirtsleeve!

[@makenatremblay]

Rubyet Stirling lotta big words there 😂😂😂

[@MsRubyet]

Like... disappointment? Shirtsleeve? Help me out buddy, I'm grasping at straws here. ;)

[@thomasrainbow]

I think he means a little flowery like "overtaken by sighs" and using "merely". It's a nice sentiment, but not necessary and comes across as flowery writing. I agree it was a funny moment. Nerd tattoos! ;)

[@Tawadeb]

His LotR tat is on his belly

[@catherinepoirier6162]

Somewhere out there, there is someone who can say "I've tattooed a rubber chicken on Elijah Wood" :P

[@NuttyMongrel]

and no one will believe them

[@banthaexplosion]

Awesome comment Cath

[@TheToneBender]

DJ Yolo Swaggins

[@marccolin3559]

Skunkdog Gro that's frodo not bilbo

[@chasey4069]

Ricky bilbo swaggins

[@Paolo_Olavere]

Oh wow. That Lord of the Rings reference at the end. The music started playing in my head. "The end of all things" by Howard Shore.

[@MrSpock..]

and the tears flowed

[@mandvisingh874]

Paolo Olavere

[@f3rfra]

Orthannen im vi ól Coll e dû

[@VinnyDelBlanco]

As a short man myself, Elijah Wood and Daniel Radcliffe are such amazing role models. Their confidence is incredible, their success is inspiring.

[@Daemus_TV]

Great chemistry between these two.

[@LJdaentertainer]

Daemus_TV and my ding-a-ling

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Stephen has great chemistry with anyone related to LoTR.

[@Contractorhouseguy]

His appearances on Craig furgeson are super rad too.

[@wctrqn]

@@cheesecakelasagna Stephen is a huge LOTR fan 👍🏼

[@kurtsiecolferites2160]

Agreed. Fun to watch!

[@MsGrapeNehi]

"I'm glad you're here with me, Matt, here at the end of all things." Elijah: "O HAI STEPHEN"

[@gabbyburton1999]

What-If Machine 😂😂😂

[@jonathandavidlopez]

Obviously Colbert is just constantly quoting LOTR.. It just so happened that EW was there this time. Lol

[@DarthDimadome]

His eyes emit their own lens flares, I swear to god.

[@oidana]

thats eyes of some people who drink a lot of alcohol or use drugs many times ;)

[@Gesundheit2000]

@@oidana Go watch Back to the Future 2, he always had those eyes.

[@Sambubdo]

Important feature of Frodo in my opinion.

[@LuzMaria95]

@@Sambubdo yes

[@MothGirl007]

His eyes are amazing.

[@hamdal22]

Man Daniel Radcliffe looks great

[@Minecrafter6216]

Salt PFFFFFFFT

[@danjohnston9037]

Please explain your sarcasm, I am too dense to get the joke :)

[@MrSpock..]

there's .gif that morphs their faces together and it's terrifying

[@dudukunhuwarezu]

LOL, for some reason they have the same energy or aura too if i might say.

[@danjohnston9037]

Ah, thank you

[@BreadCatMarcus]

I get what Elijah was saying. We all have a path for ourselves but it will only be fulfilled if we act on it. I don't know if I believe that but I definitely understand what he was saying.

[@DGenerationX1311]

Elijah’s always a great guest on any show! Always seems so grateful and happy to be there.

[@lecoindeclaire]

Those eyes

[@wctrqn]

Big blue

[@camb06]

I love that 'aw' of disappointment when Elijah went for the sleeve rather than the center buttons.

[@rev.9683]

He looks the most purest being in this world ❤

[@tammystratford7079]

I don't think I could handle direct eye contact with Elijah.

[@belangestudio]

Tammy Stratford Lol! It’d be tough, but I’d “suffer” through it.

[@halloduauchhier]

I haven't liked a series this much in a long while! It's a lovely and very well written show. I literally all comes together in the end, every little detail is significant!

[@TRIMATIS]

FRODO!!!

[@SushantThapaliya]

_Take the ring to Mordor, you will._

[@TRIMATIS]

into Mordor, walk in simply one does not

[@snausages43]

My sword, you have.

[@davidgribeiro]

It´s mr. Frodo for you!!!

[@BlakieTT]

Oh, Sam.

[@harsha2086]

His eyes are out of the world, the laugh at the end, he's such a child in adorable way

[@roseslikemusic]

Elijah Wood is a babe

[@TheToneBender]

baby*

[@rohankaul3637]

+Ricky Lol. Do you know his age?

[@BigBox609]

his age number is "google it"

[@carlalussini]

[@timeladyjamie]

Heck yeah he is

[@Himani_inamiH]

This is like a quirky modern Sherlock Holmes

[@thoughtsofaleo2916]

That's exactly what I was thinking!

[@darthsader7089]

thats EXACTLY what it IS.

[@zztopz7090]

Or as Hannah Marks said "Sherlock Holmes on crack with a corgy."

[@annIEro0]

A weird mix of Sherlock and Don Quijote

[@tameshewolf]

He does so many interesting things just casually. I wish I was so chill.

[@pandakabob8013]

Elijah Wood is really cool. I love Wilfred.

[@amazingsupergirl7125]

I love seeing Elijah laugh with his whole body

[@P0RK3NST31N]

Dirk Gently was a surprisingly good watch. I would recommend it to anyone who is on the fence about watching it. You have no idea what's going on for about the first 3 episodes, but it's still entertaining, so you want to keep watching it. I knocked it out in two days haha

[@Paolo_Olavere]

Thank God he pulled out and re-buttoned the sleeve of his shirt after putting it back on under his jacket. Otherwise my OCD would have gone off the charts.

[@teresabeaumont5597]

Paolo Olavere you too???? I was so relieved

[@KidCooties]

Paolo Olavere lmfao

[@Shadowcam00]

I don't think going off the charts would help your condition...

[@treefiddytwoo]

Pussies

[@zacchaeus8912]

Paolo Olavere Don’t pretend like you have ocd

[@devonzastre9666]

I love this guy very humble and kind no matter how douche people are around him.

[@VerbenaHA]

I love the way Wood jumps when he laughs. He and Colbert talk so easy, like their just chatting at the cafe.

[@cleverusername9369]

I love guests that acknowledge Jon Batiste and Stay Human

[@Srbog1]

Love Elijah Wood mostly because he never ages. The guy is 35 yrs old and looks 22. Come on!

[@annamunozzz4655]

Srbog1 it’s cuz he still owns The Ring

[@12thGenNewton]

“The ring granted him unnatural long life..” -Galadriel

[@NumbLock]

I'm straight, but man I'd kiss his face!

[@kidborduin8750]

I love Elijah's beliefs. There is something very beautiful about his inner thoughts.

[@carolyngrinberg6889]

LOTR brings all the coolest people together. Their tastes overlap, their intelligence is high, and their conversation, fascinating.

[@LindsayMeadDailyVlog]

Stephen is such a nerd. I love it

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

"Mr. Frodo?!"

[@dearestgirl1]

You won, because I am a year too late...

[@b_bubbu]

“they do indeed” is such a hobbit thing to say. 😭

[@jehusanchez942]

Please make a LOTR super geek-intense special.

[@Kaydiasez]

I have often used Dirk's method of driving. It has yet to fail me. Can't wait to see this tv series

[@SonjaDawn]

When we have direction, we align ourselves with people who will help get us there.

[@ChuckD008]

He's on my list of actors I'd love to meet cuz he just seems so cool

[@SunnyBear]

"when I hear the words _free tattoo_ I think hepatitis"

[@giano4405]

He has the loveliest laugh ever!! Instant serotonin release!

[@joshuaryanphotography4967]

Elijah Wood and Stephen Colbert is one of the best interviews on the planet.

[@BlakieTT]

OH GEEZ, please have a 1 hour or longer special, where Stephen just talks about LoTR with Elijah, and maybe other cast members as well? That'd be awesome!

[@fie97]

This man literally doesn't age!

[@dclarkmusic]

That kaiju tattoo is tight!

[@SPLKIRA]

@Eric Occcams5 ..yeah he knows. Thats a kaiju

[@bmack8607]

Loved this guy in all the Harry Potter movies, brilliant!

[@makenatremblay]

bmack lotr *

[@Antiganos]

Makena Tremblay It's a joke as Daniel Radcliffe looks extremely similar to our man Frodo.

[@AllisonChains64]

Makena Tremblay You ruined it!! 😢

[@laurenbornemann8201]

Daniel Radcliffe and Elijah Wood don't look ANYTHING alike!

[@lukertinasiahaan9046]

He's elijah wood not Daniel Radcliffe.. He playing at the Lord of the ring not Harry Potter. For me elijah more better than Daniel Radcliffe.. Sorry

[@gregoryeatroff8608]

I loved the disappointed sigh when he rolled up his sleeve instead of taking off the shirt.

[@nimmi3361]

nice interview. very pleasant. no glitches. 👏

[@GameVids321]

I like how all the ladies wanted him to take his shirt off.

[@EasyMac813]

Ven vill you vear vigs?

[@Gilliebeany]

Do u vear vigs?

[@phoebeahn8941]

Have you vorn vigs?

[@szucsipiano7]

Big blue eyes

[@fabricofdreams.]

best fucking comment out there

[@fabricofdreams.]

Dom's fake accent kills me everytime 😂

[@humanbeings303]

I'm 100% sold on this watching this show now, loved the end "things happen for a reason"

[@piplupcola]

The video sounds like the 11th Doctor talking to John Watson

[@EverAppl14]

I appreciate both of these men in the world so much. I agree wholeheartedly with Elijah- some things happen for a reason, but we live on a planet where free will is also an inevitable factor in how things go down.

[@johnwesson2759]

Everybody thought he was going to take off his shirt and then when he rolled up his sleeve the audience went "oh...." :-(

[@poisonousjinx9823]

He is so adorable and his smile is so wonderful

[@neverbackdown123123]

I just want to be friends with Elijah Wood 😏

[@ailawood3387]

neverbackdown123123 😅

[@googleuser2874]

Elijah is super adorable.

[@Tingaa12]

This was such a Nice interview to watch, idk I just loved it :-)

[@DestinyC1020]

Awww.. Elijah Wood! One of my former childhood celebrity crushes growing up. ^_^ He's always seemed like such a nice guy. :)

[@jonathanspiliotis2289]

What a couple of genuinely, likable people.

[@Y0sh1no5am]

I like how Elijah matches with the couch he sitting on. If he had lay on your stomach on the couch he would be totally camouflaged.

[@brittabarnes5151]

One of my most enduring celebrity crushes. I've liked him since he was a kid in Huckleberry Finn. I was a kid too.

[@jackjones5954]

Damn he makes Stephen look like a giant, PS. how the hell is he 35 if he wasn't famous he'd get refused at bars and off-licenses.

[@AwesomeisHaleigh]

"i believe in fate with the ability to change your own life" i thought that sounded kinda familiar, so i followed my hunch and its because in the first season of dirk gently, dirk says to todd "look, just because you know youre playing a game doesnt mean you dont choose your moves." i dont know if it was elijah's belief before the show or not, but something about that just makes me smile. like the entire cast has this connection (pun somewhat intended) to the show thats different than other shows. god i miss dirk gently so much.

[@tweepy123]

5:46 His look of absolute incredulity XD Another Sherlock Holmes rendition!

[@somanoma6465]

Those tattoos are insane !! I can't believe he did it

[@PreacherAtArrakeen]

Elijah's voice is finally changing.

[@millenesilva1453]

aaahh! Elijah wood is so beautiful!!

[@alvertas]

he's so lovely!

[@nabanitabanerjee9385]

The ending was awesome.

[@kt-fz3tk]

Dirk Gently is actually an amazing and wild show though 👍🏽

[@bikramjitbiswas9478]

Elijah is such an amazing guy

[@shebagal12]

Omg he is so beautiful and his voice is THE BEST

[@luna_feles4165]

BIG BLUE eyes... Who knows that? 😂

[@GlennDavey]

Woah, that's Elijah's speaking voice? It's more... precise, than I was expecting. A true thespian!

[@sanaaqahera]

OMG! I didn't know they made that book into a motion feature!! I love that book! I've read everything by Douglas Adams.

[@dawnchristensen7492]

Elijah Wood has been in great movies and tv shows. Still has long way to go.

[@badhival3779]

Colbert skilled wrapping that interview up

[@evolve101]

He is a cool dude. I noticed he has very good eye contact in his conversations.

[@jamersbazuka8055]

Am I the only one entertained by Elijah Wood flexing his biceps to try and make the kaiju on his tricep dance?

[@youmeandi100]

frikken love these two people so much

[@deniseleong23]

Ugh I love him so much!

[@saionjisan]

Awww I love him -w- i love his philosophy of life

[@FalandoCoisas]

Such a delight as alwaysssss.