One thing Tolkien does incredibly well - and this is from a lay person's point of view; I am not scholar or anything - is that you don't have to make an effort to envisage the worlds that he writes about.
From Luke Evans
As much as my parents were worried about me moving to London at 17, they could see that I was hungry to find my path. And it probably helped that they saw me succeeding at it, slowly but surely.
The truth of the matter is roles like James Bond are the ones that I look up to as probably the best roles ever to play. So that's probably my ultimate goal one day: to play James Bond.
And I knew that, being an actor, you have to take the rough with the smooth and the highs with the lows. That's how it is.
It was never really part of my plan to be in films; it was really sort of a dream.
'The Desolation of Smaug' stands alone as an action/adventure epic movie. It's visually stunning, and the 3D is incredible. Plus, it's directed by Peter Jackson, and he's extraordinary.
Wales is blessed with some truly magnificent castles, full of history and a must see for visitors.
I've dabbled in period films in my career, and I've enjoyed each one.
Most of the time, you do films and they can be big films, but you are rarely aware of the fan base that comes with it.
In all honesty, I should have given up this acting lark years ago.
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