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Andy Serkis quotes: I think acting really helps as a director. It's just no question, because you totally understand the acting process.

I think acting really helps as a director. It's just no question, because you totally understand the acting process.

Andy Serkis quotes: Our family were outsiders, and I've always had a sense of the outsider, the underdog, and a strong sense of justice towards people who are excluded.

Our family were outsiders, and I've always had a sense of the outsider, the underdog, and a strong sense of justice towards people who are excluded.

Andy Serkis quotes: I think I spend most of my time not living in reality, actually.

I think I spend most of my time not living in reality, actually.

Andy Serkis quotes: I think I have a lot of internal energy, which does need to come out.

I think I have a lot of internal energy, which does need to come out.

Andy Serkis quotes: Nowadays, there's no such thing as a stable job.

Nowadays, there's no such thing as a stable job.

Andy Serkis quotes: I wanted to be a painter, really, when I was growing up as a kid. It was one thing that really took a grip on me.

I wanted to be a painter, really, when I was growing up as a kid. It was one thing that really took a grip on me.

Andy Serkis quotes: Gollum's never really gone too far away from me because he's indelibly kind of printed into my DNA now, I think.

Gollum's never really gone too far away from me because he's indelibly kind of printed into my DNA now, I think.

Andy Serkis quotes: As soon as you do it, actors realize there is no difference playing a performance-captured role or a live-action role.

As soon as you do it, actors realize there is no difference playing a performance-captured role or a live-action role.

Andy Serkis quotes: When we, as humans, articulate, our tongues tend to hit the back of the teeth.

When we, as humans, articulate, our tongues tend to hit the back of the teeth.

Andy Serkis quotes: Gollum is my picture of Dorian Gray. He will be with me for the rest of life, and I will grow to look more like him as I get older.

Gollum is my picture of Dorian Gray. He will be with me for the rest of life, and I will grow to look more like him as I get older.

Andy Serkis quotes: I do listen to myself sometimes and think, 'Is my moral compass so easily swayed by the characters I play, or is it me growing as a human being?'

I do listen to myself sometimes and think, 'Is my moral compass so easily swayed by the characters I play, or is it me growing as a human being?'

Andy Serkis quotes: Mountaineering has always been a huge hobby of mine.

Mountaineering has always been a huge hobby of mine.

Andy Serkis quotes: Both my parents are Catholic and staunch believers. I'm not a Catholic now, but I still carry part of it with me.

Both my parents are Catholic and staunch believers. I'm not a Catholic now, but I still carry part of it with me.

Andy Serkis quotes: J.J. Abrams is an all-time hero of mine, really lovely to be working with him.

J.J. Abrams is an all-time hero of mine, really lovely to be working with him.

Andy Serkis quotes: I love the ability to transform because that, for me, is a liberation.

I love the ability to transform because that, for me, is a liberation.

Andy Serkis quotes: For me, I've never drawn a distinction between live-action acting and performance-capture acting. It is purely a technology.

For me, I've never drawn a distinction between live-action acting and performance-capture acting. It is purely a technology.

Andy Serkis quotes: You'll very rarely find that you can enhance a performance to give it a real emotional centre and truth ... after the fact.

You'll very rarely find that you can enhance a performance to give it a real emotional centre and truth ... after the fact.

Andy Serkis quotes: Any sort of role requires a certain amount of research and embodiment of the character and psychological investigation.

Any sort of role requires a certain amount of research and embodiment of the character and psychological investigation.

Andy Serkis quotes: Gollum has a weak personality and isn't able to cope with the power of the ring.

Gollum has a weak personality and isn't able to cope with the power of the ring.

Andy Serkis quotes: Gollum is Gollum - though in 'Lord of the Rings' he's 600 years old and in 'The Hobbit' he's 540, so he looks a little bit more handsome.

Gollum is Gollum - though in 'Lord of the Rings' he's 600 years old and in 'The Hobbit' he's 540, so he looks a little bit more handsome.

Andy Serkis quotes: Working from home is so, so hard because I want to be present for them and yet there's so much to do work-wise. That's the biggest challenge for me.

Working from home is so, so hard because I want to be present for them and yet there's so much to do work-wise. That's the biggest challenge for me.

Andy Serkis quotes: Performance capture is a technology, not a genre; it's just another way of recording an actor's performance.

Performance capture is a technology, not a genre; it's just another way of recording an actor's performance.

Andy Serkis quotes: I play saxophone, I play tenor sax.

I play saxophone, I play tenor sax.

Andy Serkis quotes: I had a cat called Dizz, after Dizzy Gillespie.

I had a cat called Dizz, after Dizzy Gillespie.

Andy Serkis quotes: I want to link together ancient forms of storytelling and the future.

I want to link together ancient forms of storytelling and the future.

Andy Serkis quotes: Britain has enormous amount of talent, as we've seen from the BAFTAs. It's all here, and it has to be allowed to flourish.

Britain has enormous amount of talent, as we've seen from the BAFTAs. It's all here, and it has to be allowed to flourish.

Andy Serkis quotes: I'd like to think that we strive in film and theatre to tell great stories, and I believe in the power of storytelling in our culture.

I'd like to think that we strive in film and theatre to tell great stories, and I believe in the power of storytelling in our culture.

Andy Serkis quotes: I have a road bike and a mountain bike, and I tend to use them both a lot. They help you keep your balance and your stamina.

I have a road bike and a mountain bike, and I tend to use them both a lot. They help you keep your balance and your stamina.

Andy Serkis quotes: The thing is, I don't just take roles because they're performance capture.

The thing is, I don't just take roles because they're performance capture.

Andy Serkis quotes: Second films are, you know, like 'difficult second albums', so it's a tricky position to be in but I think he's made a highly accomplished film.

Second films are, you know, like 'difficult second albums', so it's a tricky position to be in but I think he's made a highly accomplished film.

Andy Serkis quotes: It has been great portraying Gollum, but it will be great to see my face on screen for a change.

It has been great portraying Gollum, but it will be great to see my face on screen for a change.

Andy Serkis quotes: Be magnificent. Life's short. Get out there. You can do it. Everyone can do it. Everyone.

Be magnificent. Life's short. Get out there. You can do it. Everyone can do it. Everyone.

Andy Serkis quotes: Performance capture is a tool that young actors will need in the next 10, 20 years. It's on the increase, as you say. It's not going away.

Performance capture is a tool that young actors will need in the next 10, 20 years. It's on the increase, as you say. It's not going away.

Andy Serkis quotes: Performance capture, for me, is finding the essence of a performance.

Performance capture, for me, is finding the essence of a performance.

Andy Serkis quotes: I am a bit evangelical, I know, but performance-capture is still misunderstood.

I am a bit evangelical, I know, but performance-capture is still misunderstood.

Andy Serkis quotes: Gorilla tourism is vital to Rwanda's economy: It's the third highest source of income.

Gorilla tourism is vital to Rwanda's economy: It's the third highest source of income.

Andy Serkis quotes: J.J. Abrams and I met, and we just had this incredible kind of vibe between us.

J.J. Abrams and I met, and we just had this incredible kind of vibe between us.

Andy Serkis quotes: Just being an ape is a workout.

Just being an ape is a workout.

Andy Serkis quotes: There's a huge gulf between people who can afford to go to drama school and those who can't.

There's a huge gulf between people who can afford to go to drama school and those who can't.

Andy Serkis quotes: Working with and collaborating with and for Peter Jackson was an incredible experience because he is such a phenomenal filmmaker.

Working with and collaborating with and for Peter Jackson was an incredible experience because he is such a phenomenal filmmaker.

Andy Serkis quotes: I believe that when people experience an event as a community, it can transcend and change people's lives.

I believe that when people experience an event as a community, it can transcend and change people's lives.

Andy Serkis quotes: The great thing about performance capture is you can go off, and then, without changing costume, you can become another character.

The great thing about performance capture is you can go off, and then, without changing costume, you can become another character.

Andy Serkis quotes: The whole chameleon thing about acting. That's why I'm moving towards directing - it's a much more healthy occupation.

The whole chameleon thing about acting. That's why I'm moving towards directing - it's a much more healthy occupation.

Andy Serkis quotes: 35mm film isn't ticking away so it's subconscious - performances are allowed to breathe in a much more real way I think.

35mm film isn't ticking away so it's subconscious - performances are allowed to breathe in a much more real way I think.

Andy Serkis quotes: My livelihood depends on the art of animators.

My livelihood depends on the art of animators.

Andy Serkis quotes: I'd already started directing short films when we were doing 'Lord of the Rings,' then videogame projects.

I'd already started directing short films when we were doing 'Lord of the Rings,' then videogame projects.

Andy Serkis quotes: People used to say, 'Andy Serkis lent his movements to Gollum,' and now they say, 'Andy Serkis played Caesar.' That's a significant leap.

People used to say, 'Andy Serkis lent his movements to Gollum,' and now they say, 'Andy Serkis played Caesar.' That's a significant leap.

Andy Serkis quotes: I'm definitely moving more towards directing now.

I'm definitely moving more towards directing now.

Andy Serkis quotes: Before I became an actor, I was a visual artist, and I've always hankered for the storytelling behind the camera.

Before I became an actor, I was a visual artist, and I've always hankered for the storytelling behind the camera.

Andy Serkis quotes: I do have anger management issues. Not clinical. Probably no more than most people.

I do have anger management issues. Not clinical. Probably no more than most people.

Andy Serkis quotes: I had a body wax. It's the most painful thing I have ever done in my life. I had every single hair on my body pulled out, and I really

I had a body wax. It's the most painful thing I have ever done in my life. I had every single hair on my body pulled out, and I really bruised.

Andy Serkis quotes: Looking back, when I was Gollum, I suppose I did break the mold to a certain extent. I'm proud, and very thrilled, to be a part of that.

Looking back, when I was Gollum, I suppose I did break the mold to a certain extent. I'm proud, and very thrilled, to be a part of that.

Andy Serkis quotes: An actor finds things in the moment with a director and other actors that you don't have time to hand-draw or animate with a computer.

An actor finds things in the moment with a director and other actors that you don't have time to hand-draw or animate with a computer.

Andy Serkis quotes: I've been on stage and been an actor for many years and used different mediums.

I've been on stage and been an actor for many years and used different mediums.

Andy Serkis quotes: Games aren't going to go away. BAFTA's got a category for games as an art form. The Academy should think about that, too.

Games aren't going to go away. BAFTA's got a category for games as an art form. The Academy should think about that, too.

Andy Serkis quotes: You can't just come up with an idea for a game and stick the drama on top. It all has to be one driving thrust.

You can't just come up with an idea for a game and stick the drama on top. It all has to be one driving thrust.

Andy Serkis quotes: Actors' performances do not stand alone in any film, live action or whatever.

Actors' performances do not stand alone in any film, live action or whatever.

Andy Serkis quotes: 'Macbeth' is an amazing story.

'Macbeth' is an amazing story.

Andy Serkis quotes: Having done a lot of theater, I'm used to sustaining characters over long periods of time.

Having done a lot of theater, I'm used to sustaining characters over long periods of time.

Andy Serkis quotes: I guess I just tend to feel at home wherever I go.

I guess I just tend to feel at home wherever I go.

Andy Serkis quotes: I think I'd like to be a lion tamer, actually. That - that would provide the most audience entertainment if something went really badly.

I think I'd like to be a lion tamer, actually. That - that would provide the most audience entertainment if something went really badly.

Andy Serkis quotes: I think my mum wanted me to join the army or something, or become a surveyor - something with good career prospects.

I think my mum wanted me to join the army or something, or become a surveyor - something with good career prospects.

Andy Serkis quotes: You don't really think about 3D when you're acting. As a director, you do.

You don't really think about 3D when you're acting. As a director, you do.

Andy Serkis quotes: Playing a character in a video game is different to other performances because your character can't lead the audience of players in one direction.

Playing a character in a video game is different to other performances because your character can't lead the audience of players in one direction.

Andy Serkis quotes: The learning curve is 'The Hobbit' is being shot in 3D.

The learning curve is 'The Hobbit' is being shot in 3D.

Andy Serkis quotes: If it was a great script and a great character, I would love to do a romantic comedy.

If it was a great script and a great character, I would love to do a romantic comedy.

Andy Serkis quotes: Acting is a sort of pressure cooker that allows the fizz to come out the top. God knows what I'd be like if I didn't have that.

Acting is a sort of pressure cooker that allows the fizz to come out the top. God knows what I'd be like if I didn't have that.

Andy Serkis quotes: I'm a shockingly bad sleeper. In bed very late. Awake at the crack of dawn.

I'm a shockingly bad sleeper. In bed very late. Awake at the crack of dawn.

Andy Serkis quotes: I expect at some point I'll probably want to go back on stage and do some theater, because I've not done theater in 10 years.

I expect at some point I'll probably want to go back on stage and do some theater, because I've not done theater in 10 years.

Andy Serkis quotes: Thank God for Skype!

Thank God for Skype!

Andy Serkis quotes: As long as you have the acting chops and the desire to get inside a character, you can play anything.

As long as you have the acting chops and the desire to get inside a character, you can play anything.

Andy Serkis quotes: I think parenting is very different now. We're totally governed by our children!

I think parenting is very different now. We're totally governed by our children!

Andy Serkis quotes: Middle-earth is a universe I know very well.

Middle-earth is a universe I know very well.

Andy Serkis quotes: As I started to research gorillas, I began to understand that they're all totally individual and idiosyncratic, and they have their own personalities.

As I started to research gorillas, I began to understand that they're all totally individual and idiosyncratic, and they have their own personalities.

Andy Serkis quotes: A lot of people have asked me to do answer phone messages for them.

A lot of people have asked me to do answer phone messages for them.

Andy Serkis quotes: The fact of the matter is I have done so many parts.

The fact of the matter is I have done so many parts.

Andy Serkis quotes: I think when actors run away from their work that they're slightly crazy, really!

I think when actors run away from their work that they're slightly crazy, really!

Andy Serkis quotes: My father was interested in justice, always working for people who needed to be supported.

My father was interested in justice, always working for people who needed to be supported.

Andy Serkis quotes: I've been writing and wanting to direct for a long time.

I've been writing and wanting to direct for a long time.

Andy Serkis quotes: I grew up with 'Star Wars' and was a massive fan of the original films.

I grew up with 'Star Wars' and was a massive fan of the original films.

Andy Serkis quotes: You never really know why you become an actor: it's a visceral thing, an emotional thing.

You never really know why you become an actor: it's a visceral thing, an emotional thing.

Andy Serkis quotes: On 'The Avengers,' I've been working closely with Mark Ruffalo.

On 'The Avengers,' I've been working closely with Mark Ruffalo.

Andy Serkis quotes: I don't want to play a voice.

I don't want to play a voice.

Andy Serkis quotes: It was a fairly happy childhood. My father was working away, and my mum brought up five kids all on her own.

It was a fairly happy childhood. My father was working away, and my mum brought up five kids all on her own.

Andy Serkis quotes: I love acting and certainly won't give it up, but it's part of a bigger canvas for me now.

I love acting and certainly won't give it up, but it's part of a bigger canvas for me now.

Andy Serkis quotes: 'How To Train your Dragon 2' is an amazing film. I think it's an extraordinary film. The animation in it is fantastic.

'How To Train your Dragon 2' is an amazing film. I think it's an extraordinary film. The animation in it is fantastic.

Andy Serkis quotes: I think that Gollum is really the character who is a very human character, and he's very flawed, like most humans are, and has good and bad sides.

I think that Gollum is really the character who is a very human character, and he's very flawed, like most humans are, and has good and bad sides.

Andy Serkis quotes: Certain gorillas are more evolved than certain human beings I know.

Certain gorillas are more evolved than certain human beings I know.

Andy Serkis quotes: I've always been really in touch with my primal instincts. In my profession, you have to be.

I've always been really in touch with my primal instincts. In my profession, you have to be.

Andy Serkis quotes: When you have children, you realize that at the end, it's all about passing on, about handing down.

When you have children, you realize that at the end, it's all about passing on, about handing down.

Andy Serkis quotes: I do love nature, but I don't suppose I'd spent more time in zoos as a child than anyone else!

I do love nature, but I don't suppose I'd spent more time in zoos as a child than anyone else!

Andy Serkis quotes: What's fantastic is that there's a real growing appreciation for performance-capture technology as a tool for acting.

What's fantastic is that there's a real growing appreciation for performance-capture technology as a tool for acting.