There's a difference between the parts that I play and who I am and who people think I am. There's quite a big discrepancy sometimes between those things.

Who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play.

I am a humanist not a feminist. There's a big difference.

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.

I am quite shy and people think I'm aloof.

As soon as a job finishes, I am done with it. When I'm really, really enjoying the job, I love the job, I want it to end because it's supposed to.