I Would Kill To Do More Work

A Lot Of The Times, Roles Are Chosen For Us.

Lord Of The Rings Fandom Was Massive, Worldwide, Entrenched. Generally It Had Been Part Of The Fans' Life All Their Life, Because They Had It Read To Them As Children; They'd Become Tolkien Students.

[fringe] Was Just About Doing The Job, Or Trying To Do The Job, Properly. It Was Never A Job That You Could Rest On Your Laurels. It Was A Very Challenging 43 Minutes Of Television That We Were Shooting, Every Week.

What I've Observed Is That Television In The Last Decade Has Increased To Something That's Almost Unrecognizable. They Are Feature Films. That's A Huge Shift, And It's Something The Audience Expects. They Still May Want To Watch Their Half-hour Sitcom, But When They Watch Scripted Drama, They Expect The Standard.

As Actors, You Don't Actually Need To Know The Future Of The Character. You Just Need To Know The Backgrounds.