Karl Urban
What is your character's defining moment?
My character goes from being kind of renegade in The Two Towers
to rejoining the kingdom of Rohan, and eventually goes on to aid the Fellowship.
What is your fondest memory of New Zealand?
I was about to shoot one of the larger sequences and I wanted to discuss it with Pete Jackson. We sat down while the crew dismantled the set to move it to the next location. We must have chatted for 40 minutes. The collaboration was so intense that when I looked up, there was nobody else around. It was just Pete Jackson and myself sitting on the side of a hill.Describe Pete Jackson in three words.
A diamond geezer.
Why do you think Rings has been so successful?
I think because Peter Jackson and the cast got the humanistic element right. It's not a special effects-driven film; it's a character-driven film. You feel for these characters.
What would you say to the six people who didn't enjoy the trilogy?
"Fuck off, wally."
What's your favourite piece of Lord of The Rings memorabilia?
At the end of shooting I was presented with my helmet. I haven't actually got it, they then immediately took it back, to finish shooting with it.
What was the toughest thing you had to do?
The fight sequences -- you're doing sort of 20-point sword moves. You are trying to be sort of lithe and dextrous under a ton of armour, and you've only got so many takes before you are absolutely fucked.
How does it feel to say goodbye?
It feels good to get closure. You know, I'm looking forward to the next film being comopleted and getting out there. But you know, I'm sad that perhaps I will never have the opportunity to physically be in Middle-earth again. That was special.
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