SUBMITTED BY Timbo

November 7, 2003 — MTV interviews Will Ferrell about a number of subjects, including how he compares to competing elf portrayals in popular culture and what Ed Asner thought of his body odor.

MTV: How would you rank your portrayal of Buddy the elf among other portrayals of elves, such as Legolas from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy?

Will Ferrell: Um, that's a good portrayal. That's a tough one to compete with. Buddy is not very violent, though. I don't think he could ever ride a horse or shoot arrows  he'd probably break his neck immediately. I think Buddy ranks right up their with um, Hermey, the dentist elf in [the 1964 animated TV special "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"]. I think he can hold his own.

MTV: What about the Keebler elves?

Ferrell: Oh, Keebler. Buddy is vastly superior, vastly superior to a Keebler elf. They are kind of the lowest rung of the elf ladder, I hate to say. I hate to be that kind of a person, but no, other elves will shun the Keeblers because they are so commercial.

MTV: You have a really lovely costume in this movie that was probably not a lot of fun to wear around New York City. What was more embarrassing: wearing the elf costume or the streaking you did in "Old School"?

Ferrell: Well ... the streaking. Any time you have clothes on it's easier than no clothes, if that makes sense. The tights don't leave a lot of margin for error, though. Luckily I have a commanding and exquisite physique, so the tights just enhanced all of that.

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