Martin Freeman Quotes

'The Hobbit' would have been very difficult to pass on, do you know what I mean? It's not the kind of ship that comes into dock very often.

I grew up actually reading 'The Hobbit,' not 'The Lord of the Rings.' I loved 'The Hobbit' growing up.

I want to be in 'The Hobbit.' I love fantasy and mythical adventure films. I believe in fairies and angels. I believe in nature's spirit, that there are other realms, other planets, life forms.

I think of 'The Hobbit' as more like a boy's own film, like those annuals from the 1930s and 1940s.

Tolkien didn't just write 'The Hobbit,' he created a whole world.

Middle-earth is a universe I know very well.

There's lots of Tolkien that must be confusing to people.

My first film is coming out, and it's in 3D, and it's 'The Hobbit,' so it's a bit weird.

My favorite group growing up was 'The Hobbit.' It was the first book I actually finished. One of those adventure things that takes you to that land and it will forever hold a special place in my heart. I am not a huge book reader.

I was a massive Tolkien fan. 'The Hobbit' was... my favorite book as a little girl, and the Silvan Elves were my favorite characters in the book.

Everyone in the '80s was reading Tolkien; he invented this whole medieval fantasy genre.

I'll never forget anything about Middle Earth. That's part of my memory now so I won't miss anything.

I love Bilbo Baggins. I relate really well to Bilbo!

I read 'The Hobbit' while at school. It was OK; can't really remember too much from there, other than the fact I was 10! I never read it again until the script for the film, but it has to be an amazing story when you know Sir Peter Jackson has made three films out of it.

I think of the 'Hobbit' films as being films for the family.

I'm a huge fan of Tolkien. I read those books when I was in junior high school and high school, and they had a profound effect on me. I'd read other fantasy before, but none of them that I loved like Tolkien.

There are a couple of locations in 'The Hobbit' that are shared with 'Lord of the Rings.'

I was fascinated by 'The Lord of the Rings' from about the age of eight, and that lasted well into my teens.

I hadn't grown up with 'The Hobbit;' I hadn't grown up with 'Lord of The Rings,' anything like that.

I love, love, love fantasy, like 'Lord of the Rings' and things like that.

There will only ever be 13 dwarves in 'The Hobbit' - and I was one of them. If I had my time again, would I do it? Yeah, I would.

I read all of the books by Tolkien, including 'The Hobbit,' when I was in my twenties, and his deep love of nature and all things green resonates deeply with me.

I like 'The Lord of The Rings' and ninja swords.

It was great. I got to hang out with him [Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins], and I kept a straight face for a bit and then I started giggling because I know Martin, I don't know Bilbo. For Martin to be sitting there playing Bilbo is amazing. He's going to be amazing, he's going to be fantastic in this film.

The fantasy world, the 'Game of Thrones' world, the forgotten realms worlds - they're the type of worlds I've always wanted to live in. Where vampires, dragons, dwarves and elves are real.