Andy Serkis

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.

Gollum is entirely based on the notion of addiction. The way that the ring pervades him, makes him craving, lustful, depletes him physically, psychologically and mentally.

I'm a Mac user. I think it depends on how you were brought up, and I was introduced to Apple quite early. They're certainly the best for visual stuff and film-directing.

As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short.

I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love.

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making.