The person who comes up to you and makes the most noise and is the most intrusive is invariably the person in the room who has no respect for you at ….

It's hell with that big beard and stuff. That's the one bit I don't like. Either you take out at lunch or you don't eat. So I opted not to eat, 'caus….

I've already felt that I want to direct. Being an executive producer is like the best job in the world because you make all these executive decisions….

It was quite instant that he wanted Harry's approval. Did you notice that? And the children sort of rescued him this time. It's a great turnabout. Th….

Once you've been doing anything for twenty-five years people start to notice you..

Is it just me, or is the world full of beautiful women?.

The backgrounds in Lord of the Rings are all explained..

My dad? He died when I was 19, which is a bad time for your dad to die, because there's an awful lot of things you have to resolve with your parents ….

I mean, I'm obviously not one of those people who's so beautiful women take their clothes off when I walk into the room. I didn't become a star overn….

Crows are incredibly smart. They can be taught five things on the drop..

Believe me, my children have more stamina than a power station..

I had a very bad time with acid. I did that classic thing of looking in the mirror by mistake and seeing the devil. But I took it several times, beca….

See, what you're meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, aren't you? Well, I've always had fast cars. It's not that. It's the ….

If you've got a huge Hollywood star in your film, they're getting $32 million, and everyone else gets their bus fare..

That's the trouble with anything which essentially has a lot of bits that are physically impossible: You're left, stuck, in the studio. And that's a ….

I knew it was going to be enormous because of the number of people who bought the books, but, to be honest, I never thought it would be bigger than B….

The interesting thing about Hain is that he's not a very interesting character. He's not fabulously clever. He's not a great policeman. He's not huge….

Usually for a movie, if you want a 13-year-old, you get a 16-year-old who looks 13, because 13-year-olds dont have that level of self-awareness..

My sons the same, hes terribly funny. Its a wonderful power to have. Its also fantastically disarming. Women find it unbelievably disarming. You can ….

My kids love it. I thought I was the coolest dad in the world when I got to be in a Bond film, but 'Harry Potter', too? Well, I think I qualify for a….

I went to Glenalmond and got the piss taken out of me for my Glasgow accent. Then I spent five years at this very posh school, came out sounding like….