A Lot Of The Times,

I Was A Theater Man, So I Was Never In The Situation Of Being A Handsome Hollywood Leading Man, And Then Having To Age.

It Might Be Different For People That Are A-list Actors, But A Lot Of Us Really Look At What's Offered To Us And Look For Something That Has Some Traction With Other People. But, It's Not Like I Read 100 Scripts A Week, And Then Pick And Choose. Maybe Some Actors Do. I Certainly Don't Do That.

Lord Of The Rings Fandom Was Massive, Worldwide, Entrenched. Generally It Had Been Part Of The Fans' Life All Their Life, Because They Had It Read To Them As Children; They'd Become Tolkien Students.

I Think Main Storylines Are What Always Intrigued Me, With Those That Were The Relationships Between The Characters Against Whatever Backdrop, Whether It Was In An Ordinary Universe Or A Universe In The Future.

I Don't Know Where The Line Is. I Don't Know How Much Of Myself Is In Walter. There's Got To Be A Bit Of Him There.