Rivalry Doesn't Help Anybody.

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.

Everybody's Life Has These Moments, Where One Thing Leads To Another. Some Are Big And Obvious And Some Are Small And Seemingly Insignificant.

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.

I Didn't Want My Kids Having To Pass Through An Airport Named After Their Father.

To Me, Fantasy Should Be As Real As Possible. I Don't Buy Into The Notion That Because It's Fantastic, It Should Be Unrealistic, Because I Think You Have To Have A Sense Of Believing The World That You're Going Into.