Although it is a fantasy film, it's as real as it can be. You have to imagine that an audience will buy their ticket to a cinema and get on a first-class flight and journey to Middle Earth.

I'm always amazed at anyone's interest in what I have to say.

Elves are like trees, grounded and focused from the trunk down but graceful and agile on top.

I feel really privileged to be an actor, to be paid to do something I love.

Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.

If it's a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on.

I liked Truffaut a lot, I've felt a lot of admiration for his way to address the audience, and his storytelling.... La nuit americaine is adorable, and another…