I've Been Writing And Wanting To Direct

I Play Saxophone, I Play Tenor Sax.

In 'tintin,' It's Like A Live-action Role. You're Living And Breathing And Making Decisions For That Character From Page 1 To Page 120, The Whole Emotional Arc. In An Animated Movie, It's A Committee Decision. There Are 50 People Creating That Character. You're Responsible For A Small Part.

It's Really Up To The Acting Community To Be Willing To Be Educated About What Performance Capture Is In Order To Fully Appreciate It As Acting. It's Not A Type Of Acting, But Rather The Use Of Technology To Harness An Actor's Performance And Translate It Into An Ape, Another Animal, Or An Avatar Of Some Kind.

When I Played Gollum In 'lord Of The Rings,' If I Was Climbing Up The Side Of A Mountain, Which I Physically Did, You Know, I Was On Every Single Occasion Swimming Through Streams, All Of That, That Wasn't Captured. That Was Filmed On 35 Millimeter, And For Certain Of Those Shots, It Was Rotoscoped And Painted Over.

I Love Playing Real Characters... If They're Not Around Anymore It's Helpful Because You Won't Get Sued! But There's So Much Research Involved And I Love That Part Of The Process.