The Backgrounds In Lord Of The Rings

The Interesting Thing About Hain Is That He's Not A Very Interesting Character. He's Not Fabulously Clever. He's Not A Great Policeman. He's Not Hugely Charismatic. I'd Describe Him As A Kind-of Chekhovian Character. He's An Ordinary Bloke, To Whom Extraordinary Things Have Happened. Which Is Quite Hard To Play, I Have To Say.

Well, I Quite Like Animals, But Theyre Unpredictable. I Mean, Look At Old Whats-his-name In Vegas. Tiger Dragged Him Off The Stage, You Know? The Guy Brought Up Tigers. Theyre Quite Unpredictable.

Nowadays The Big Hollywood Studios Only Make About Three Movies A Year, And They Cost About $200 Million Each. There's No Room For Error In That, And Not A Lot Of Room, I Would Think, For Free Expression.

I've Got Two Young Kids. I Don't Know What The Future Holds.

I Knew It Was Going To Be Enormous Because Of The Number Of People Who Bought The Books, But, To Be Honest, I Never Thought It Would Be Bigger Than Bond. Never In A Million Years.