I don't have the educated knowledge of what textures, colors, shapes and spaces need to be put together to make something just right. I'm learning it by trial and error, which is something that's slow going.

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

I love being outside - that's where I'm the happiest.

When I was little, I attended five different elementary schools. My parents are very restless people, which is probably where I get my own nomadic lifestyle from.

People initially think I'm a snob because I'm intensely private.

The world is full of opportunities, and I want to try as many as I possibly can.

Even if you're unhappy, just pretend that you're happy. Eventually, your smile will be contagious to yourself. I had to learn that, I used to think, 'I'm being fake,' but you know what? Better to be fake and happy than real and miserable.