The person who comes up to you and makes the most noise and is the most intrusive is invariably the person in the room who has no respect for you at all, and it's really all about them.

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

I had a very bad time with acid. I did that classic thing of looking in the mirror by mistake and seeing the devil. But I took it several times, because you always think that next time you might have the wonderful time that everyone else is having.

And I think he's been very keen to do that.

Crows are incredibly smart. They can be taught five things on the drop.

I just get the same stuff as I did before, but the price tag is much higher.

I love films where the world seems to be going a bit faster and everything's a bit brighter and more in focus.

I sometimes worry that all the beautiful things have been made.

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

I've got two young kids. I don't know what the future holds.

I've signed on for four movies, and I'll do four. That's easy. No complications there.

The backgrounds in Lord of the Rings are all explained.

What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job.

Why is it trivia? People call it trivia because they know nothing and they are embarrassed about it.

I knew it was going to be enormous because of the number of people who bought the books, but, to be honest, I never thought it would be bigger than Bond. Never in a million years.

I mean, I'm obviously not one of those people who's so beautiful women take their clothes off when I walk into the room. I didn't become a star overnight.

I've already felt that I want to direct. Being an executive producer is like the best job in the world because you make all these executive decisions and then you leave the money to other people. You don't have to be on set and counting beans.

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.

It's hell with that big beard and stuff. That's the one bit I don't like. Either you take out at lunch or you don't eat. So I opted not to eat, 'cause having to put it on twice is horrific.

My dad? He died when I was 19, which is a bad time for your dad to die, because there's an awful lot of things you have to resolve with your parents past your teens if you've been a difficult teenager.