I don't like directing that much to want a career as a director for hire. I like to have as much creative control as possible.

I want to be able to manipulate and control my career from the creative side.

To get an Oscar would be an incredible moment in my career, there is no doubt about that. But the 'Lord of the Rings' films are not made for Oscars, they are made for the audience.

Richard Marquand, on Jedi, was very much an actor's director.

As a director, I get to have a much broader creative expression than as an actress.

I don't want preconceptions. I want to learn as much as possible.