As Long As You Have The Acting

Originally When I Went Off To Work On 'the Lord Of The Rings' I Got A Call From My Agent Saying That I Was Just Going To Do A Voice. But I Couldn't Really Approach It Like That. To Get Gollum's Voice I Had To Play The Character.

On Lower Budget Things You're Still Working Collaboratively, But The Investment And Your Level Of Creative Importance Is Higher On Something Like This.

I'm Definitely Moving More Towards Directing Now.

My Agent Told Me They Were Casting For The Voice Of Gollum. I Hadnt Read The Lord Of The Rings, But I Read The Script And Realized What An Amazing Role It Was. I Developed A Voice For The Audition Tape, Then Met Peter Jackson And Fran Walsh At The Auditions And Fell In Love With Them Both.

Second Films Are, You Know, Like 'difficult Second Albums', So It's A Tricky Position To Be In But I Think He's Made A Highly Accomplished Film.