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" I used to love wildlife as a kid and being outside in the garden and the woods and the field and that stuff. "

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" I left school when I was 16; then I worked for my father, who was a welder. And I was a welder for three years, you know, welder of fabrication, metal 'cause it was a big industrial town, Sheffield. It was much steel and coal and stuff like that. "

" I'm proud of Lord of the Rings. I think it's a once in a lifetime role, and a once in a lifetime film. It was made with so much care and passion and meticulous detail and everybody was so behind it. "

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" It would probably surprise people to know that I'm interested in wildlife. I read a lot of poetry, too. "

" I've been fortunate enough to travel the world because of my career, but the downside has been spending long spells apart from my daughters. "

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