There's only so much artistic output that I can actually expel at any one given time.

I'll need every ounce that I have to drive it through. Film and TV require that energy. Sometimes fight scenes can be pretty intense. When I was shooting "Heaven" it was truly guerrilla film-making.

Sometimes it's nice to know that what you've done has been appreciated.

There's only so much artistic output that I can actually expel at any one given time.

It was always something I knew I was capable of and from an early age my mother was involved in the film industry. She used to work at a production company. So I was exposed to a renaissance period of films in New Zealand back in the early 80's.

I just really hope that Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema can resolve all their differences. I'm hoping that's going to happen, but we'd have to wait and see. I would love to explore Middle Earth again with Peter.

When you pick up a script and you can't stop reading it because it's a real page-turner, that's a good sign.