The backgrounds in Lord of the Rings are all explained.

It's hell with that big beard and stuff. That's the one bit I don't like. Either you take out at lunch or you don't eat. So I opted not to eat, 'cause having to put it on twice is horrific.

I've got two young kids. I don't know what the future holds.

Well, I quite like animals, but theyre unpredictable. I mean, look at old whats-his-name in Vegas. Tiger dragged him off the stage, you know? The guy brought up tigers. Theyre quite unpredictable.

I love films where the world seems to be going a bit faster and everything's a bit brighter and more in focus.

I knew it was going to be enormous because of the number of people who bought the books, but, to be honest, I never thought it would be bigger than Bond. Never in a million years.

I think the shocking thing to discover is the owls are not stupid and very feral, very hard to train.

Is it just me, or is the world full of beautiful women?

When you are new to the business, you think if you give a really bad performance, that's one they will print. You will be judged. You just have to be brave.

Usually for a movie, if you want a 13-year-old, you get a 16-year-old who looks 13, because 13-year-olds dont have that level of self-awareness.

It's like going back to school. You know, autumn! Time for 'Harry Potter'.

I say every dog looks like no otherbut that isn't true. Not entirely.Difference is slippery.

Follow your heart and success will be your unimpressive shadow.

There are heartaches in life, painful things that happen and disappointments that steal away dreams.

God be kind to all good Samaritans and also bad ones. For such is the kingdom of heaven.

To encourage excellence is to go beyond the encouraged mediocrity of our society

Some reviewed 'The Master' on their knees, and while I respected its distinctive discordancy - can a movie be at once feverish and glacial? - I was unmoved.

I cannot see myself as a wife. Ugly word.

Controlling the master narrative of Israel means vigilantly controlling the narrative about Palestine.

Beneath the Sacred Host, Christ is contained, the Redeemer of the world

I just have to do prayers and meditation and affirmations to myself as I go throughout the day, and that's the only way I'm able to make it through some days.