The Matter Is - We Are Actors

I Think We Can Be Very Narrow-minded In This Country; You See Something That Someone's Done And Immediately Want Them To Do The Same Thing Again - But If They Don't, They're Criticised For Not Doing The Same Thing Again, But If They Do They're Just Repeating Themselves.

My Agent Told Me They Were Casting For The Voice Of Gollum. I Hadnt Read The Lord Of The Rings, But I Read The Script And Realized What An Amazing Role It Was. I Developed A Voice For The Audition Tape, Then Met Peter Jackson And Fran Walsh At The Auditions And Fell In Love With Them Both.

It's A Different Rhythm Than Most Movies. For A Lot Of The Actors, You're 12,000 Miles Away From Home. It Becomes A Way Of Life - Getting Up At Five In The Morning, Shooting Every Day, Day In Day Out, For 270 Days. The New Cast Playing The Dwarves Were Carrying Incredibly Heavy Weights In Their Suits, They Sat Through Hours Of Make-up Every Day. So It's Quite Challenging From A Stamina Point Of View.

I Love, First Of All, Reading And Discovering What The Common Perception Is And Then Trying To Figure Out... Well, How Does Your Life Cross Over Into That Character, Or What's An Angle On This That Might Challenge The Status Quo? It's Just A Great Journey As Well As An Education. You're Constantly Being Educated - It's Like I'm Back At School And Making Up For Lost Time.

The Learning Curve Is 'the Hobbit' Is Being Shot In 3d.