Strangely enough, the first time I tried to read [The Lord of the Rings] I was on holiday in Florida. I dropped it in the pool my first day there. If….

I think Scotland has some great stories..

People are scared to make something that doesn't look like another film that made a lot of money. It means we get 'Four Weddings And A Funeral' made ….

I think all art is subjective - that whoever's watching it or listening to it will decide whether it's good or bad..

For me, what makes great actors, always is how truthful they are to the character and the story and the emotion that they're trying to tell..

Sometimes the songs you think will be best don't turn out to be best..

I wasn't into Tolkien at school really. But the story is timeless, the themes that it touches on are contained in cultures all around the world. The ….

Hobbits are a lot like Scots. It’s all about nature and enjoying their land, which is a very Scottish thing..

I think once you get it in your head, that you're not going to do anything bigger, you just do things that you enjoy, which has always been my ethos ….

In fact, Russell Crowe once phoned me up to see if I wanted to go to a party but I had to bring my guitar and perform Oh Jean..

The club thing is a world people can associate with, letting your hair down at the weekend..

I'm so pleased that I'm coming back to Armageddon, just to meet everyone. I'm very excited about doing it, I've heard great things about Armageddon a….

Acting, music, painting... it's very subjective. So what I might think is a great actor, you might think is not a very good actor at all..

A lot of ideas took us to dead ends or we found the tone wasn’t just right. I think we discovered very quickly this wasn’t just a song to end The Bat….

He [Viggo Mortensen] was standing behind the camera throwing the apples … And I’ve never seen him so happy..

I think I have a gift... but I haven't really opened that gift yet and given it to myself..

I like people like Ani DiFranco, a band called Elbow, of course John Lennon, George Harrison, Barry White. I have a lot of different influences and h….

I'd be lying if I said it wasn't fun to go to these nights out, like the opening of a film or something, but I dip in and out of it..

But you talk to most filmmakers and it is six, seven, eight years trying to get things off the ground. It is incredible really..

I loved going surfing down on Venice Beach. Id go out with a board under my arm and think, I cant do that in Cranhill..

My worst habit is whistling while I sleep..