Quote

I thought that there might be something unsatisfying about directing two Tolkien movies after 'Lord of the Rings.' I'd be trying to compete with myself and deliberately doing things differently.

Lord of the Rings was something I always wanted to do. I read the book when I was about 25, and I was always hoping if it was ever made into a feature film that I would be involved in some way. And then I finally got it, and I was over the moon. It was fantastic news.

I'd already started directing short films when we were doing 'Lord of the Rings,' then videogame projects.

A whole new career opened up for me when I was in 'Lord Of The Rings' and 'Star Wars.'

Lord of the Rings, I think, is far and away the most brilliantly done stuff.

I would definitely line up for 'The Lord of the Rings.' I'm a huge 'Lord of the Rings' geek.

This is what I always wanted to do in my entire life, so I am not going to sit here and complain that it is so terrible to be in successful movies, because it becomes a trilogy!

'Lord of the Rings' was about saving the world, big time, big duties.

This is not a change of career for me. Just an expansion of it. I have contracts and obligations and business partners who are counting on me. And I would only want to do another movie if it's as good as this one.