Performance capture is a technology, not a genre; it's just another way of recording an actor's performance.

I remember kind of doing early acting and thinking, "God, they don't paint behind the sets." It's a bit of a shame, really - "Oh, what's on the other side of this wall? Oh, you can see the plywood." I was really disappointed. I just thought that these things were real, from watching things as a kid.

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.

Originally when I went off to work on 'The Lord of The Rings' I got a call from my agent saying that I was just going to do a voice. But I couldn't really approach it like that. To get Gollum's voice I had to play the character.

Playing a character in a video game is different to other performances because your character can't lead the audience of players in one direction.

I'd already started directing short films when we were doing 'Lord of the Rings,' then videogame projects.

I just directed The Jungle Book with Cate Blanchet and Christian Bale.