Adults Quote by Philip Pullman

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

They gutted the book, making an action movie for 15-25 year olds. Tolkien became...devoured by his popularity and absorbed by the absurdity of the…

— Christopher Tolkien

'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

This might disappoint you somewhat, but I have to say my interest in Tolkien has faded dramatically over the years. His language skills are…

— Varg Vikernes

'The Lord of the Rings,' published in the mid-1950s, was intended as a prehistory to our own world. It was perceived by Tolkien to…

— Peter Jackson

There's lots of Tolkien that must be confusing to people.

— Ian Mckellen

If you take 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' as books, one is written for children, and one is an adult's book.

— Peter Jackson

One thing Tolkien does incredibly well - and this is from a lay person's point of view; I am not scholar or anything -…

— Luke Evans

What's wonderful about Tolkien and Shakespeare is that they show up your own individual microscope. They're so infinitely vast. You can reinterpret them in…

— Andy Serkis

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

— Ralph Bakshi

Everyone was very deeply involved in the world of 'The Lord of the Rings'. From the wardrobe department to lighting, all were fascinated with…

— Sean Bean

Before my teens, my contemporaries were reading Tolkien and were absorbed by his works, but try as I might, I could not be drawn…

— Michael Portillo