I like movies that leave you with something to think about, to discuss, to debate, you know?

Ignorance breeds antipathy. Until I got to know how computers worked, I didn't want anything to do with them. I said, 'Well, why do I need them? I write letters.' Which I still do.

In a movie, you're raw material, just a hue of some color and the director makes the painting.

That is to say, Hillary Clinton is not, in my mind, a satisfying or calming alternative to Donald Trump.

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

Looking at acting, in the movies or the theater, and the way I like to look at it, it’s just an extension of childhood play… Kids play and imagine in a very intense fashion and they don’t need any director telling them “You really have to believe in it.” They believe in it completely.

I'm an optimist; I always hope that each new script is going to be a great story.