I Regard Myself As Being

The Director Has To Win, Because You Should Never Force A Director To Shoot Something They Don't Believe In.

And So I Look Back On Not Just The Last Ten Years But Everything That I've Done As Being Sort Of An Ongoing Growing Continual Film School. I Mean I Don't Think I've Got To A Point Where I've Achieved Anything That Feels Like, A Particular Milestone, But There's Still A Lot More To Learn And Hopefully A Lot More Films To Make.

You Shouldn't Think Of These Movies As Being 'the Lord Of The Rings.' The Lord Of The Rings Is, And Always Will Be, A Wonderful Book - One Of The Greatest Ever Written. Any Films Will Only Ever Be An Interpretation Of The Book. In This Case My Interpretation.

Elijah Can Register Such Subtle Emotion On His Face That I Loved Doing Close-ups On Him. He Really Brings A Superb Emotional Level To Frodo's Scenes And Although He Is A Very Instinctive Actor, We Discussed The Character Thoroughly.

So Many Film Makers Are Scared Of Visual Effects - Which Is No Crime.