I'd Like To Win A Booker Prize

Strangely Enough, The First Time I Tried To Read [the Lord Of The Rings] I Was On Holiday In Florida. I Dropped It In The Pool My First Day There. If That's Not A Pippin Thing To Do, I Don't Know What Is.

But You Talk To Most Filmmakers And It Is Six, Seven, Eight Years Trying To Get Things Off The Ground. It Is Incredible Really.

After I've Been In America For A While, I Get Homesick For Scotland.

I Was Probably About Fourteen I Think, And Probably Like Every Boy Who's Fourteen That Writes A Song, It Was About A Girl. It Was About A Girl Who I Really Liked, But She Didn't Like Me As Much As I Liked Her. I Think Most Guys Go Through That.

I'd Like To Win A Booker Prize For Writing. A Nobel Peace Prize For My Work In Peace... And I Think That'll Probably Do.