I think of the 'Hobbit' films as being films for the family.
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I think of 'The Hobbit' as more like a boy's own film, like those annuals from the 1930s and 1940s.
As a first movie, 'The Hobbit' is not a bad place to start.
It was very weird because for a long time no one really recognised me from my films, but 'The Hobbit' has totally changed that, and I've had some really special moments, especially with youngsters.
I hadn't grown up with 'The Hobbit;' I hadn't grown up with 'Lord of The Rings,' anything like that.
My first film is coming out, and it's in 3D, and it's 'The Hobbit,' so it's a bit weird.
'The Hobbit's a big gig. It's a huge circus that you become a part of.
If we just made one movie, 'The Hobbit,' the fact is that all the fans, the eight-, nine- and 10-year-old boys, they would watch it 1,000 times. Now, they've got three films they can watch 1,000 times.
I never wanted to do 'The Hobbit' in the first place.
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 that do resonate with people.
A family film is a very particular and explicit form. Family films typically include adult principles that are moral, but they should be as intelligent, funny, and intriguing as any other film.
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