In fact, Russell Crowe once phoned me up to see if I wanted to go to a party but I had to bring my guitar and perform Oh Jean.

Rather than thinking, 'If I do this, and in five years I'll be where I want to be,' you're better just doing something that makes you happy now.

Strangely enough, the first time I tried to read [The Lord of the Rings] I was on holiday in Florida. I dropped it in the pool my first day there. If that's not a Pippin thing to do, I don't know what is.

I really like acting but, just now, the more I read a script I find myself thinking I'd like to direct rather than act.

I think all art is subjective - that whoever's watching it or listening to it will decide whether it's good or bad.

The club thing is a world people can associate with, letting your hair down at the weekend.

For me, what makes great actors, always is how truthful they are to the character and the story and the emotion that they're trying to tell.