Sometimes the songs you think will be best don't turn out to be best.

I think I have a gift... but I haven't really opened that gift yet and given it to myself.

Hobbits are a lot like Scots. It’s all about nature and enjoying their land, which is a very Scottish thing.

People are scared to make something that doesn't look like another film that made a lot of money. It means we get 'Four Weddings And A Funeral' made again and again.

Life in LA is not lying in the sun for months. It is having a 4pm meeting and leaving at noon to sit in traffic for four hours. Its not glam.

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

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.