In a lot of ways, I envy someone like Omar Sharif who lived in a hotel for decades.

In terms of the movie business, being in a 'Lord of the Rings' has given me more interesting options as work.

Can you join, ask sincerely for affection without sweaty hand of expectation, understanding and accepting if it never is given?

I have a publishing company of books by me and books of others. It drew people to poetry readings and photo exhibitions and painting exhibitions that I've been doing for years before that.

I think every family is dysfunctional, and some manage to control it better than others.

You see people on the street yelling and think they're crazy, but maybe they're just happy and expressing what they feel at all times.

Adult characters are all the things they've encountered over time. But kids haven't accumulated all the life experience, all the regrets. They tend to be more in the moment, more willing to play, to be joyful.