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

— Elijah Wood

“Hobbits, just another Tolkien Minority”

— Mental Floss

In the same way 'Lord of the Rings' was an interpretation of the book, 'The Hobbit' is being treated the same way. It will…

— Andy Serkis

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

— 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 Lord of the Rings is a million times more interesting than mere literature, which is why mere literary critics cannot get to grips…

— Robert McNeil

“The success of The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings helped restore the reputation of these discredited genres, thus…

— Louis A. Markos

'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

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 think what 'The Hobbit' and Middle-earth deal in are quite universal and timeless themes of honour and love and friendship... so they're things…

— Martin Freeman

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

— Ian Mckellen