(on the Lord of the Rings movie Trilogy) "The Tolkien family is under
perpetual abuse of one kind or another. It goes on all the time. I am
anticipating endless bother when the film actually comes out."
(on his father's works) "It's quite incredible. When I think when we
were growing up these were just stories that we were told. Personally,
when you've grown up with something you don't want someone else putting
their finger on it."