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 bitegollumhandsome Change image and share on social
'The Hobbit' was one of the first biggish books I ever read. I remember vividly the 'riddles in the dark' passage, and it meant a lot to me to finally get to play it after all these years. Andy Serkis biggishbookdark Change image and share on social
I have a company in the U.K., a performance-capture studio. We're looking to push the boundaries of performance-capture technology in film and video games, but also in live theater, using real-time performance capture with actors onstage, and combining that with holographic imagery. Andy Serkis actorboundarycapture share on social
Put it this way: If I had to go back to 1968 and wear the makeup that John Chambers made for the original 'Planet of the Apes' series, I think I would rather wear a unitard. Andy Serkis apebackchamber Change image and share on social
My natural bent is to have an overabundance of energy, and motion-capture essentializes your every breath, your every move. Seeing yourself through that mask, you realize how far you can pull back and make the performance even more powerful. Andy Serkis backbendbreath share on social
That's why I ended up going to Lancaster University, because they had a visual arts course, and in the first year it was like a broad visual arts course in sculpture, painting, graphics - all of that. Andy Serkis artbroadend Change image and share on social
In the same way 'Lord of the Rings' was an interpretation of the book, 'The Hobbit' is being treated the same way. It will be faithfully represented with a fresh interpretation. Andy Serkis bookfaithfullyfresh Change image and share on social
Originally when I went off to work on 'The Lord of The Rings' I got a call from my agent saying that I was just going to do a voice. But I couldn't really approach it like that. To get Gollum's voice I had to play the character. Andy Serkis agentapproachcall share on social
Nowadays, there's no such thing as a stable job. Andy Serkis jobnowadaysstable Change image and share on social
More and more good actors are now transmigrating into the videogame space and playing roles there because it's where my generation of kids get stories from. Andy Serkis actorgenerationgood Change image and share on social
