I Love Doing Impersonations Of People.

I'm Always Keen To Use My Body In My Work, So I'm Looking Forward To The Motion Capture For Smaug. Both Gollum And King Kong Were Primates, Whereas I'm Playing A Serpent, So It'll Be Interesting - I'll Have To Tie My Legs Together, Possibly, Or Else They'll Be Kind Of Splayed Out To The Side As A Reptile's Should Be.

Mum Did A Lot Of Commercial Theatre And Farces In The 1980s And '90s To Make Sure The School Bills Were Paid.

What Makes A Good Animated Movie Is Being Able To Balance Adult And Knowing In-jokes And Also Just Out And Out Funny Things That Make All People Laugh. The Idea That It's Actually Something That Will Appeal To A Family, That's The Trick.

I Struggle To Learn By Rote. I've Had Meltdowns On Set. Which Is Embarrassing And Shameful.

There Are Things That Are A Given, That You've Already Established, And Obviously, Visually, Certain Iconic Things That Can't Be Completely Removed, Like A Certain Hat Or A Certain Coat In My Case.