I was probably about fourteen I think, and probably like every boy who's fourteen that writes a song, it was about a girl. It was about a girl who I really liked, but she didn't like me as much as I liked her. I think most guys go through that.

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

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

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.

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.

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

But you talk to most filmmakers and it is six, seven, eight years trying to get things off the ground. It is incredible really.