So many film makers are scared of visual effects - which is no crime.

One of the first movies I ever saw was 'Batman,' based on the TV series with Adam West and Burt Ward.

Actors will never be replaced. The thought that somehow a computer version of a character is going to be something people prefer to look at is a ludicrous idea.

Motion-capture is not a genre. Motion-capture is a tool and technique and what we tried to do was to really use both motion-capture and traditional animation to build a system.

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 regard myself as being the final filter so everything that ends up in the movie is there because it's something that I think was cool.

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