That is the greatest source of my anxiety on this film [The Hobbit], is that I'm going to be lynched.

I think I'm not always what I seem.

I'm surrounded by people who care about me and love me. I have a great job. I have wonderful roommates who take care of me. I have a family who adores me.

It's not your circumstances that make or break your day. It's your attitude!

I definitely come down on the spiritual side. I think very few things in life happen by chance.

I was fortunate enough to be one of those stories where I was scouted on the street by somebody and actually refused to go to the agency, and was approached on different occasions and finally kind of caved and said, 'OK, I'll try it and see what happens.

As a filmmaker, you have to understand the essence of the book and tell the story you want to see on the screen, and hopefully please yourself - because you cant possibly please everyone.