Doing things Quote by Peter Jackson

I'd already started directing short films when we were doing 'Lord of the Rings,' then videogame projects.

— Andy Serkis

Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.

— Ralph Bakshi

In terms of the movie business, being in a 'Lord of the Rings' has given me more interesting options as work.

— Viggo Mortensen

How stupid do you have to be to imagine that you can turn 'The Lord Of The Rings' into a film script?

— John Rhys-Davies

I'd already started directing short films when we were doing 'Lord of the Rings,' then videogame projects. So Peter's known that I've been heading…

— Andy Serkis

I think even back as far as 'Lord of the Rings,' there was always the chance that 'The Hobbit' would be made, even way…

— Andy Serkis

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

— Orlando Bloom

I'm the first to admit that I can't be as good as Tolkien, and a movie can never be as good as Tolkien.

— Ralph Bakshi

I think I would have a better time writing films rather than directing.

— Mackenzie Astin

I would definitely line up for 'The Lord of the Rings.' I'm a huge 'Lord of the Rings' geek.

— Kunal Nayyar

Directing is monumentally complicated and it's a function of all the time you pay to it. I think it would be great to do…

— Ben Affleck

When you see 'Lord of the Rings,' you want to feel like you've been dropped into it and that you're part of it. You…

— Howard Shore