"I did find it essential to stay true to the spirit of Tolkien; every day I was on the set with the..."

“I did find it essential to stay true to the spirit of Tolkien; every day I was on the set with the book in the one hand, and the script in the other. Whenever Peter Jackson strayed too far from Tolkien, I shouted: ‘Yes, but on page 497 of the book it says otherwise!”

- Ian McKellen (via fuckyeahlotrcast)