I never found it frustrating not speaking.

I was delighted to have lines when they came - learning lines for film isn't a problem, but television is a little different, because we shot those shows the whole way through.

I did a lot of personal appearances because I was under contract to ABC.

When you succeed at creating your own world, whether it's in any realm - like Tolkien was able to do - and people are able to enter that world, it's a special thing.

The thing of it is though that's the only way people know you, they see you in that roll and they see you in person and they only know the perception of what you are.

I think family is very important in West Virginia and has long been so because the mountains made travel difficult in the past, and family members had to depend on each other.

We have to provide good teachers, good environment, community involvement with schools.