The philosophy that I've embraced isn't about sitting under a tree and studying my navel..

I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.

I try to take the time to appreciate and I certainly do appreciate and I do feel proud but that is probably one of the things I need to work on, buil….

People come into your life and people leave it... you just have to trust that life has a road mapped out for you..

I won't admit or deny anything...makes me more interesting..

If life isn't about human beings and living in harmony, then I don't know what it's about..

If you read 50 books, I'll get you a motor bike..

Whatever happens in life is fine - just trust in that..

When you start falling for somebody and you can't stop thinking about when you're going to see them again, I love that. Women are beautiful. They des….

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

I don't care much about the money at all. Frankly, if I get the chance to kiss someone in a movie, they wouldn't need to pay me at all..

I know you can be up one minute and drop the next, so I'm trying to maintain a steady course so I can have some longevity..

I'm amazed that things have panned out the way they have. I always say I'm so lucky, though my mum always says, 'You make your own luck.'.

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

Being a gentleman is a worthy goal..

I'm trying to mix the cool, independent stuff with the big stuff, but it's been difficult finding the right roles. It's been an interesting ride as f….

I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good crack at doing that..

Lord of the Rings was my first experience making movies and at the time, I had no ideas how movies were done. I thought that's the way they're done, ….

I had studied theater for three years in London when someone suggested me for the role..

I had the training at drama school where I studied Shakespeare and Brecht and Chekov and all these period historical playwrights and I think that I r….

I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?.