On his Hobbit feet in the "Lord of the Rings" films: "These things are like boats with toes." "While shooting in Mexico, all conversation was dominated by bowels. During filming, if you'll pardon the expression, you're frightened to fart." "I've always been a minimalist. It was Bogart who once said, 'If you think the right thoughts, the camera will pick it up'. The most important thing in the face is the eyes, and if you can make the eyes talk, you're halfway there."