I certainly don't advocate terrorism as a way of progressing and understanding people, nor do I believe labeling everything as a terrorist act is helpful either.

Having agreed to play Elrond, I realized how much had to be worked out about this character: the idea of portraying someone who is immortal, for one thing; plus the fact he is noble, wise, powerful, good - and beautiful! I began to think that he was altogether impossible to play!

I think I'm much less self confident today. I actually went through a quite painful period because of that thinking that I was completely hopeless. But I think that's something that we all go through at various times of our lives and it was quite a sustained thing with me.

I do feel like I'm not entirely an insider.

There's nothing like being on a massive-budget film where you don't know anything, and there's a million people, and no one's communicating.

I packed coffee once when I lived in Australia, and I just remember going around every day with coffee up my nose and in my ears.

Never send a human to do a machine's job.