Guy Davis, Journalist

Anthony Hopkins captures the intimidating presence of the man as he uses his caustic wit, formidable intelligence and carefully-constructed persona to get Robert Bloch’s ‘unfilmable’ novel from the page to the screen against conservative Hollywood’s objections.

“When this was presented to me, my immediate assumption was that it was a movie for me to direct, not a movie in which Tom would star.”

After a promising beginning that evokes the whimsy and wonder of his Lord Of The Rings movies, Peter Jackson fumbles dramatically with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Something for everybody, really.

“When I met Quentin Tarantino I met my movie sifu – my master, you know what I mean?” the Wu-Tang legend speaks out about his new film.

"I wanted people to go away from Hello Ladies thinking ‘Jeez, at least my dating life isn’t as bad as his!'"

“There were times when I wondered why I left Australia, where I had this great life, but working in Hollywood was something you really wanted it’d be so sad to never try.”

"The basic idea of One Giant Leap is to take a bit of a look at where we’re at – the human race, that is – and ask if we’re performing anywhere near the level the human race reached when we sent a man to the moon in 1969."

“I tried to play a part in every film I did make-up effects for, which led to more parts, and now parts is all I do.”

“I think swearing has to be a specific choice to be funny... Not peppered in an attempt to show irreverence – that never works – but a choice of words. Even if that choice is pure gratuitousness. Is that a word?”

"A lot of people think it may be different in different countries but tattooing is one of those things where the community around the world is really strong and people are really in touch with one another."