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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

The success that the Tolkien books had redefined modern fantasy.

— George R. R. Martin

Most fantasy is incredibly derivative of Tolkien, so when you read a lot of fantasy, it's really just elves and gnomes, and it all…

— John Orloff

I'm a huge fan of Tolkien. I read those books when I was in junior high school and high school, and they had a…

— George R. R. Martin

'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

Just think about it: in every shop in the reading world since 1956, there has been two feet of book-space devoted to Tolkien.

— John Rhys-Davies

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

I feel like my imagination was crafted by Tolkien. He seemed to tap into that childhood intrigue of secret doors and hidden worlds.

— Richard Armitage

I'd have described myself as a Tolkien reader before this, but now I'd describe myself as a Tolkien geek.

— Richard Armitage

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

— Ian Mckellen

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

“If you like fantasy and you want to be the next Tolkien, don’t read big Tolkienesque fantasies — Tolkien didn’t read big Tolkienesque fantasies,…

— Neil Gaiman