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Thank God for Skype!
'Macbeth' is an amazing story.
Just being an ape is a workout.
I play saxophone, I play tenor sax.
I enjoy high-speed about-turns in thought.
My livelihood depends on the art of animators.
I had a cat called Dizz, after Dizzy Gillespie.
Nowadays, there's no such thing as a stable job.
I'm definitely moving more towards directing now.
I guess I just tend to feel at home wherever I go.
Mountaineering has always been a huge hobby of mine.
The learning curve is 'The Hobbit' is being shot in 3D.
I've been writing and wanting to direct for a long time.
On 'The Avengers,' I've been working closely with Mark Ruffalo.
I think I spend most of my time not living in reality, actually.
A lot of people have asked me to do answer phone messages for them.
Performance capture, for me, is finding the essence of a performance.
I want to link together ancient forms of storytelling and the future.
I think I have a lot of internal energy, which does need to come out.
I just directed The Jungle Book with Cate Blanchet and Christian Bale.
I love the ability to transform because that, for me, is a liberation.
I grew up with 'Star Wars' and was a massive fan of the original films.
The thing is, I don't just take roles because they're performance capture.
I'm a shockingly bad sleeper. In bed very late. Awake at the crack of dawn.
Actors' performances do not stand alone in any film, live action or whatever.
J.J. Abrams is an all-time hero of mine, really lovely to be working with him.
When we, as humans, articulate, our tongues tend to hit the back of the teeth.
I am a bit evangelical, I know, but performance-capture is still misunderstood.
I've been on stage and been an actor for many years and used different mediums.
J.J. Abrams and I met, and we just had this incredible kind of vibe between us.
I think parenting is very different now. We're totally governed by our children!
Gollum has a weak personality and isn't able to cope with the power of the ring.
I do have anger management issues. Not clinical. Probably no more than most people.
If it was a great script and a great character, I would love to do a romantic comedy.
Gorilla tourism is vital to Rwanda's economy: It's the third highest source of income.
Be magnificent. Life’s short. Get out there. You can do it. Everyone can do it. Everyone.
Be magnificent. Life's short. Get out there. You can do it. Everyone can do it. Everyone.
You never really know why you become an actor: it's a visceral thing, an emotional thing.
Having done a lot of theater, I'm used to sustaining characters over long periods of time.
I love acting and certainly won't give it up, but it's part of a bigger canvas for me now.
There's a huge gulf between people who can afford to go to drama school and those who can't.
I've always been really in touch with my primal instincts. In my profession, you have to be.
I do love nature, but I don't suppose I'd spent more time in zoos as a child than anyone else!
It has been great portraying Gollum, but it will be great to see my face on screen for a change.
When you have children, you realize that at the end, it's all about passing on, about handing down.
As long as you have the acting chops and the desire to get inside a character, you can play anything.
I believe that when people experience an event as a community it can transcend and change people's lives.
I'd already started directing short films when we were doing 'Lord of the Rings,' then videogame projects.
I believe that when people experience an event as a community, it can transcend and change people's lives.
It was a fairly happy childhood. My father was working away, and my mum brought up five kids all on her own.