I can work hard and be disciplined like a soldier, but I could never reach their level of fitness. I have a whole new appreciation of soldiers. I saw myself on screen and thought, 'That body is so not hard enough to be a soldier.'

Diplomacy is much more than just talking to your friends... You've got to talk to people who aren't our friends, and even people you dislike.

I can't bear shopping. I can choose clothes for my characters, but not for myself. I've got no dress sense. Or I've lost it.

I know what Twitter is; I don't use it. I don't use Facebook, so luckily, it does zero to my ego.

I love being grungy and dirty.

I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall.

Tolkien was, I believe, writing about his experience in the First and Second World Wars, where he would have spent a lot of time without any female contact. He was part of the fellowship of men who went to war, and I think, really, that's what he's writing about.