Diets are a fool’s errand. I eat something sweet every day, whether it’s chocolate or a cookie. If I don’t, I guarantee you that there’s going to be a day every week when I’m going to stuff myself, especially if it’s PMS time.

One of the great pleasures of working in Middle Earth is you get to be another being.

I enjoy the idea that even though I'm resting, I'm accomplishing something by reading a book.

I love the creative end of acting. But I hate fame.

I think that being isolated from the Hollywood world of premieres and red carpet events was probably good for me because I could ease into those at will and by my own choice. But in other aspects, when it comes to fanfare, Hawaii is nuts and in L.A. they're all so jaded. They don't care.

I haven't sat down and memorized the language of Elvish, and anyone who does that is crazy!

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