The one thing with 3D presentations is I think that 3D itself, whether it's 24 or 48, is at a very interesting point in time.

To get an Oscar would be an incredible moment in my career, there is no doubt about that. But the Lord of the Rings films are not made for Oscars, they are made for the audience.

I was bullied and regarded as little bit of an oddball myself.

There's a generation of children who don't like black and white movies. There's a level of impatience or intolerance.

When you're directing, you're right at the coal face, always exhausted, often emotional - and I'll enjoy being a couple of steps back from that and simply helping where I can.

Film is such a powerful medium. It's like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor.

I adore physical miniatures and try to use them as much as I can and have a bit of a fetish about that.