Being Quote by Andy Serkis

I think 'The Lord of the Rings' holds perhaps a deeper place in people's hearts than 'The Hobbit' the book does.

— Elijah Wood

I think Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens have very carefully plotted 'The Hobbit' out so that it does feel like the starting point for…

— Lee Pace

“The English-Speaking world is divided into those who have read 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' and those who are going to…

— Sunday Times

I grew up actually reading 'The Hobbit,' not 'The Lord of the Rings.' I loved 'The Hobbit' growing up.

— Elijah Wood

To make three films out of one shortish book, they have to turn it into an epic, just as 'Lord of the Rings' is…

— John Lanchester

Oh, so it's a little like 'The Hobbit.'

— Rachel Green

'Lord of the Rings' was a set of books in which the world had been conceived before the characters were placed within that context.

— Mark Z. Danielewski

You shouldn't think of these movies as being 'The Lord of the Rings.' The Lord of the Rings is, and always will be, a…

— Peter Jackson

The whole atmosphere of the book, the tone of 'The Hobbit,' is of a kid's adventure story, told in the first person by Tolkien,…

— Ian Mckellen

No one will ever write a fantasy novel better than The Hobbit.

— Anonymous

They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25, and it seems that The Hobbit will…

— Christopher Tolkien

The thing about Tolkien, about The Lord of the Rings, is that it's perfect. It's this whole world, this whole process of immersion, this…

— Jo Walton