See, what you're meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, aren't you? Well, I've always had fast cars. It's not that. It's the fear that you're past your best. It's the fear that the stuff you've done in the past is your best work.

If you've got a huge Hollywood star in your film, they're getting $32 million, and everyone else gets their bus fare.

I think the shocking thing to discover is the owls are not stupid and very feral, very hard to train.

Believe me, my children have more stamina than a power station.

Usually for a movie, if you want a 13-year-old, you get a 16-year-old who looks 13, because 13-year-olds dont have that level of self-awareness.

It was quite instant that he wanted Harry's approval. Did you notice that? And the children sort of rescued him this time. It's a great turnabout. That's what happens as your children get older. They do things for you, and it's quite shocking when they do.

The backgrounds in Lord of the Rings are all explained.