One Of The First Movies I Ever

What I Don't Like Are Pompous, Pretentious Movies.

No Matter How Many Great Performances Or Exciting Visuals We Put Together For The Movie, We Found That It Was All Somewhat Two Dimensional Until We Added The Emotional Heart Of Howard Shore's Music. Then, And Only Then, Did The Film Come To Life.

There's No Real Rules About What You Do [while Directing]; It's Just You Just Use Your Instincts As To The Pacing Of A Film And What Is Repetitive And What Is The Minimum Amount You Can Get Away With To Tell The Story, That Scene Didn't Make It In.

One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor.

New Zealand Is Not Used To Wealth. In America Wealth Is Kind Of A Thing Of Pride. Here It's The Opposite. The More You've Got, The Bigger The Target You Are.