LA Ink Celeb Tattoos

Dominic Monaghan — "For this season's premiere, I'm tattooing Dominic Monaghan, from 'Lost' and 'Lord of the Rings.' It's really exciting to be able to watch it. I'm glad the producers picked that for the first episode, because his tattoo is really inspiring. He got some lettering on his forearm; we did an optical illusion and made it look like his skin was ripped off, so that you could see the lettering inside his body. So it's a pretty ... more 

Dominic Monaghan — "For this season's premiere, I'm tattooing Dominic Monaghan, from 'Lost' and 'Lord of the Rings.' It's really exciting to be able to watch it. I'm glad the producers picked that for the first episode, because his tattoo is really inspiring. He got some lettering on his forearm; we did an optical illusion and made it look like his skin was ripped off, so that you could see the lettering inside his body. So it's a pretty interesting tattoo. It's actually a 'Star Wars' quote. It basically translates to, 'It's not what's on the outside that counts.' And for him, I think the quote was really important, because 'Star Wars' was the movie that inspired him to become an actor. So it's kind of a cool thing to celebrate." less