I think men don't know what they want, so the idea of not knowing what they're getting makes it a little easier on them.

I got called and was told, "We'd like you to do The Hobbit", which was my favorite of all of them when I was a kid - "And we want you to play a character that's not in the books", I gulped and hesitated, but then I went, "These guys know this world, and they represent this world so well, that I actually think they've earned the right to have a little play."

There are jobs to be created on both sides of the climate argument. Whether we are investing in oil or sun, coal or wind, gas or algae, the economy will be stimulated by the investment. The economy, unlike each of us, is not swayed by ideology.

My home is my castle, and I spend a lot of time nurturing it, redecorating - moving this and adjusting that, adding flowers and candles.

Money is the longest route to happiness.

Writing is my number one passion. I've written two novels. I've written a screenplay. I also write short stories and poetry.

I started to do everything I could to succeed, but found that the more successful I became, the less people liked me.