Book Quote by Benedict Cumberbatch

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

— Elijah Wood

I read 'the Hobbit' at the age when you're supposed to read it. I didn't read 'The Lord Of The Rings.' My father, who…

— Ken Stott

Iwas not a reader at all, not until I discovered 'The Hobbit.' That changed my life. It gave me the courage to read. It…

— Richard Paul Evans

I read 'The Hobbit' while at school. It was OK; can't really remember too much from there, other than the fact I was 10!…

— Mark Hadlow

'The Hobbit' by J. R. R. Tolkien was the first book I enjoyed. I was 14 and when I finished I started it again.

— Nigel Lythgoe

I loved the 'Lord of the Rings' books, 'The Hobbit.' And my parents, they still don't understand it because they hate fantasy stuff. Neither…

— Matt Duffer

The book of 'The Hobbit' was given to me to read by a friend of my mother when I was about 12 years old:…

— Conan Stevens

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

I read all of the books by Tolkien, including 'The Hobbit,' when I was in my twenties, and his deep love of nature and…

— Howard Shore

My parents read to me a lot as a kid, and I started writing very early, probably spurred on by Aesop's fables. Then they…

— Jeff VanderMeer

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 was a massive Tolkien fan. 'The Hobbit' was... my favorite book as a little girl, and the Silvan Elves were my favorite characters…

— Evangeline Lilly