One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor.

I Think That You Can Treat A Classic Like A Museum Piece -stuffed And Mounted- Or You Can Make It A Living, Breathing Narrative That Is Unfolding Right Then And There.

To Get An Oscar Would Be An Incredible Moment In My Career, There Is No Doubt About That. But The Lord Of The Rings Films Are Not Made For Oscars, They Are Made For The Audience.

What Is The Truth Is That Every One Of My Films Is A Film That I'd Love To Go See, And I Think That's Very Important Because I Always Think It's A Mistake To Make Movies For Other People, Or To Make Them For A Demographic, Or Try To Second Guess An Audience.

Filmmaking For Me Is Always Aiming For The Imaginary Movie And Never Achieving It.

Writing A Screen Play With A Group Of Collaborators Is Like The Lennon Mccartney Collaboration .... Sometimes One Or Two People Do More Than Others On Certain Parts Of The Process And Vice Versa.