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I never wanted to do 'The Hobbit' in the first place.

'The Hobbit's a big gig. It's a huge circus that you become a part of.

I really do the conventions now for two reasons.

I'd never been to a science-fiction convention until I became a professional writer.

As a first movie, 'The Hobbit' is not a bad place to start.

When I told my mom I was going to audition for 'The Hobbit,' she said, 'Well, you've always loved Tolkien.' And she was right.

I hadn't grown up with 'The Hobbit;' I hadn't grown up with 'Lord of The Rings,' anything like that.

I'm a sworn enemy of convention. I despise the conventional in anything, even the arts.

All conventions are very enjoyable. The more variety you do, the better.

I only went to one Star Trek convention and that was in the late '80s. I hadn't gone to a convention before that. It was quite amusing, with the people dressed up and all of that.