{"id":88780,"date":"2014-04-18T07:50:07","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T12:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=88780"},"modified":"2014-04-18T07:50:07","modified_gmt":"2014-04-18T12:50:07","slug":"exclusive-peter-hambleton-gloin-chats-with-theonering-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/04\/18\/88780-exclusive-peter-hambleton-gloin-chats-with-theonering-net\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE – Peter Hambleton (Gloin) chats with TheOneRing.net"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"peter<\/a>TORn staffer greendragon says: Continuing my ‘Inside the Middle-earth Actor’s Studio’ series of interviews, I recently had the great pleasure of a phone conversation with Peter Hambleton, who\u00a0plays Gloin in The Hobbit<\/em> movies. What a charming, erudite, intelligent and modest chap he is! He has nothing but praise for his fellow cast members, and for director Peter Jackson; I’d wonder if he was perhaps being too generous in his kind words, were it not for the fact that ALL the cast talk about each other, and their experiences on set, in such glowing terms. It’s really no surprise\u00a0that all the cast talk about having a great time making The Hobbit<\/em> movies; they’re all such nice people!<\/p>\n

Hambleton and I talked for an hour, and covered topics such as what he’s working on now, how he prepares for a role, what he thinks of Middle-earth fandom, and just why Peter Jackson is a brilliant director of actors. He also gives a little hint of something we might see in the third Hobbit<\/em> movie, and spills the beans about another movie he’d love to do with PJ…<\/p>\n

greendragon: Tell us what you\u2019re working on at the moment, Peter\u00a0– I know you\u2019re busy up in Auckland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peter Hambleton: Well it\u2019s actually working with students – student actors, performing arts students at a place called Unitech, which is a university course. It\u2019s a three year degree in performing arts, and I\u2019m working with a group of a couple of dozen young actors. I\u2019m working with a co-director – a young woman called Laurel Devenie, who is the daughter of one of New Zealand\u2019s finest actors, Stuart Devenie. Laurel is an emerging force as a director, and we\u2019re co-directing a sort of in-house showing for the students\u2019 training, of a wonderful New Zealand play called Homeland<\/em>, by Gary Henderson. I\u2019m about three weeks through that – I\u2019ve got a couple more weeks to go – and I\u2019m loving it!<\/p>\n

GD: Is this a new venture for you, or have you worked at Unitech or with students a lot before?<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: I haven\u2019t worked at Unitech. I\u2019ve worked with students a bit; it\u2019s a thing which has just developed for me in the last ten, fifteen years, with doing a little bit of work directing students in scenes, and maybe a production either at the National Drama School, or local summer Shakespeare in the outdoors\u2026 It\u2019s something I\u2019ve done from time to time, when I\u2019ve been able to fit it in, and I\u2019ve always found it really rewarding; and after three years on The Hobbit<\/em> it\u2019s – \u00a0well, I\u2019m missing The<\/em> Hobbit<\/em> terribly! – but it\u2019s really refreshing for me. Very inspiring as well – these young people are amazing, and because I\u2019ve got a directing job coming up soon after that, on a production here in Wellington, it\u2019s kind of getting that part of my brain working again.<\/p>\n

GD: Can you tell us what the show is in Wellington?<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: This is something I\u2019m very excited about. It\u2019s an American play called Equivocation<\/em>, which is written by a man called Bill Cain. It\u2019s an amazing, modern play about Shakespeare. I\u2019m a huge fan of Shakespeare – in fact, I\u2019m a bit obsessed with him, I\u2019m very passionate about anything to do with Shakespeare! This is a very clever, modern play which explores the possibility of Shakespeare getting tangled up in the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot. Shall I give you the quick version of the story?<\/p>\n

GD: Please do! It rings a bell with me\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: Well, Bill Cain some years ago he was a real figure in Boston theatre, as an actor\/director\/writer, and he\u2019s now becoming a real force as a writer. In fact, he wrote one of the episodes of House of Cards<\/em> recently! Equivocation<\/em> is basically Shakespeare and his friends at the Globe Theatre, and his daughter Judith is there as well, and Shakespeare is told he has to write a play giving the government version of the Gunpowder Plot – and he struggles with that. It\u2019s a really fascinating piece; they\u2019ve just done King Lear<\/em>, and he\u2019s working away on Macbeth<\/em>, so all these things get tangled up together. It\u2019s a fantastic play.<\/p>\n

GD: How do you compare directing a show versus being in it yourself? They\u2019re obviously quite different experiences, but both enriching\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: Oh yes. I\u2019ve done a lot of theatre – thirty years of theatre as an actor – and the directing thing, as I say, has just developed over the last ten to fifteen years. I love it; I love both. One feels a great sense of responsibility in pulling a project together, and holding it together, and that responsibility can be quite hard; overwhelming at times\u2026 But equally the satisfaction of when a show goes well, and you get a sense that all the people involved are performing at their best – or getting near it – \u00a0that\u2019s really rewarding. I\u2019m more and more fascinated by the process, also; and I love team building, putting together really strong groups of people and letting them fly. There\u2019s nothing better to me! \u00a0I\u2019m just really itching to get into it; it\u2019s been\u00a0a while since I\u2019ve been in a theatre rehearsal room, which is a very familiar environment for me, and I\u2019m working with some really wonderful local actors, some people that I know and have worked with, and a couple of younger, emerging talents, so it\u2019s all very exciting in every way!<\/p>\n

GD: It sounds fabulous! You talk about team building and bringing together strong groups of people – I think that is often overlooked as one of Peter Jackson\u2019s great\u00a0skills. We think of him as this technical wizard, pushing the envelope of cinematography, using all the latest equipment, but he also brings together an amazing team of people, and enables those people to act at the highest level. I think we tend to forget what a great actor\u2019s director PJ is.<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: This is very true. That\u2019s been fascinating to watch – to get a glimpse of that – because I hadn\u2019t had any experience of any of his other films, but I knew people in them, like Jed Brophy. Jed was able to describe to me what a great director Peter is, but to see it first hand was really thrilling. Of course Pete\u2019s got it going on in every department! [laughs] You know, he\u2019s able to put people at ease in the middle of the vast machinery of all the technology, and all the resources put in place, and the huge number of people on the creative team; there\u2019s a real calmness which comes from him, and a real sense of fun and challenge when you\u2019re working with him.<\/p>\n

\"martin-freeman-bilbo-baggins2\"<\/a>One thing that I picked up really early on was that he tells you exactly what you need to know, about what he needs from the shot; he\u2019s very articulate, he\u2019ll put it in terms you can understand, and he\u2019s inspiring. Often the technical demands, or the physical and emotional demands, of a shot will be really challenging for people; and he will – well, I was going to say push, but it\u2019s more lead. He really, at times, asks a lot of people, but they\u2019re prepared to go there. It\u2019s a lot to do with trust, and you can see it on-screen. I mean, I\u2019m saying this a lot, when I get to talk about this: I think Martin Freeman\u2019s performance will stand up over time as one of the great screen performances. It\u2019s been a privilege to watch it close up; the way, emotionally, he\u2019s taking us through the story and holding the high stakes of the story – it\u2019s just enchanting. So to confirm what you\u2019re saying – Peter Jackson is a great, great director of actors, for sure.<\/p>\n

GD: That\u2019s my impression from what I see on the screen, and it\u2019s my impression from talking to others in the cast. Everyone has said, \u2018It was hard, but we would do it ten times over for Peter, because we trust what he\u2019s asking us to do.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: I mean, there\u2019s a lot of time of lots of fun and kooky jokes – which helps you get through the very long days! It\u2019s a very positive working environment on set – grindingly hard, but something keeps you going, and having an inspirational leader is a really big part of it.<\/p>\n

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GD: Some critics of The Hobbit<\/em> films might say there is too much CGI, too many special effects. That\u2019s a matter of taste, of course; but when you look at, for example, The Desolation of Smaug<\/em>, there are moments where Jackson really allows an actor time and space to do something. Look at the scene in Mirkwood, when Bilbo gets his ring back from the giant bug which comes out of the ground; Bilbo\u2019s reaction when he takes the ring off, and realises how it has affected him, is a wonderful moment – and it is striking how much time Jackson allows for that reaction.<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: Exactly. That\u2019s a great example, and I can think of a couple of other favourite moments of mine. Martin is extraordinary. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve heard this – he will never do a line reading or a moment the same way twice. That basically reveals to me that he\u2019s a great artist. Everything he comes up with is really fascinating and magical – but he\u2019s always looking to extend himself and give Peter so many options. I like comparing it to a great musician: you see them perform, and they\u2019re in total command of what they\u2019re doing – but a great jazz<\/em> musician can also improvise across a theme, and create magic that way. There are some beautiful examples, like the one you mention, in Martin\u2019s performance; also there\u2019s a great shot in the first film, where the dwarves have snuck out in the morning, and he\u2019s left alone in his house, and he has his back to us. Somehow, through his back, we sense that he\u2019s going through a moment. Also that beautiful bit at the start of the barrel sequence in The Desolation of Smaug<\/em> – where he\u2019s got us all in the barrels, and we go down the chute, and then the floor tips up again. He\u2019s left alone – and he suddenly realises, \u2018Oh crap, what am I going to do\u2026?\u2019 [laughs] Again it\u2019s the body language – the great actors, like Ian McKellen, are actors right through their entire body, their toes and fingers and scalp! Martin is phenomenal.<\/p>\n

GD: He\u2019s very Chaplin-esque – or like Buster Keaton\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: Oh yes, good note – I would agree with that! \u00a0We\u2019re Buster Keaton fans in this house! No, Martin\u2019s right up there for sure. Also, the huge weight of that role, and the time and effort involved\u2026 I\u2019ve seen him under pressure and having his moments, but he exudes the joy of working, as well – he\u2019s a lot of fun to be around! Oh look – it gets boring after a while, because I can\u2019t stop raving about those people! [laughs] The caliber of the people that Peter and Fran and Philippa put together, without exception, is just stunning.<\/p>\n

GD: I don\u2019t think they put a foot wrong in casting. I don\u2019t necessarily always agree with the choice of how a character is portrayed on the movies; for example, I\u2019m not sure at the moment about the way that they\u2019ve portrayed Thranduil. [I\u2019m reserving judgement until we\u2019ve seen how he plays out in the final film!] But given that it is their choice for their<\/em> Thranduil, Lee Pace is perfect in his execution of that.<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: Yeah he\u2019s stunning. I assume that you\u2019ve been a fan right through The Lord of the Rings <\/em>films – and a Tolkien fan prior to that? So you\u2019ve got a very comprehensive sense of that world in your head, but that\u2019s the beauty of it as well – that there are people who are so passionate about the world of Middle-earth in all its forms. But you can appreciate, in terms of the craft of movie making, it\u2019s a particular \u2018animal\u2019 or thing that\u2019s being created, and it\u2019s not always going to chime with what\u2019s in your head.<\/p>\n

GD: And it shouldn\u2019t – \u00a0the aim isn\u2019t to put a book up on the screen for people to look at. They\u2019re creating a film – it\u2019s a different medium, a different telling of the tale.<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: I\u2019m glad you see it that way. Thinking about actors… I mentioned Ian [McKellen] before; I was lucky enough to see him on stage – well, I saw him do his solo show on Shakespeare, which was just divine. I then saw him in Waiting for Godot<\/em>, which toured here. That\u2019s a really great example of an actor who\u2019s got it all going on – and even at his age, it\u2019s physically like he\u2019s electrically charged, through his body, right through his feet and into the floor. \u00a0Everything that he does – and it was in a big theatre – it\u2019s that craft of keeping you enchanted, because every part of him is alive. His sense of the audience, of course, was wickedly alive as well.<\/p>\n

GD:\u00a0\u00a0You said earlier in this conversation that you miss The Hobbit<\/em>; what happens next with The Hobbit<\/em> for you? Has there been any discussion of pick ups for the third film?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"peter<\/a>PH: No. My understanding at the moment is that the job is pretty much done for us, in terms of being in front of cameras. I\u2019ve been told that could change, but I haven\u2019t heard anything. My ill-informed speculation is basically that, with the battle scenes, they might require some more stuff, but it will be combat and most likely to involve stunt people and green screen, CGI, stuff like that. So my expectation is that we\u2019ll gather together for more media stuff, at some point and somewhere! And all that amazing promotional machine will continue, and give it the biggest profile of anything ever, as we hit December this year! [laughs]<\/p>\n

I\u2019m happy to say that we\u2019re going to HobbitCon in Germany – a good number of the other dwarves are going to be there, so I\u2019m really looking forward to seeing the guys! It\u2019s been a while, apart from my New Zealand brothers – Callen, Hadlow, Kircher and Brophy – we\u2019ve seen each other occasionally. But we formed a really strong bond, and it\u2019ll be great to gather together again. It\u2019ll be a lot of fun for everybody.<\/p>\n

GD: For the cast, this was an experience that nobody else can ever really comprehend\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: Yes, that\u2019s right.<\/p>\n

GD: But the fans do take great ownership of these movies; they feel a certain possessive pride in them. What intrigues me is that, in a way, the fans\u2019 relationship to these films doesn\u2019t change. It\u2019s been more than a decade since the first Lord of the Rings<\/em> movie, but the fans are still passionate, they still watch the films, they still gather at conventions… Whereas the casts\u2019 relationship to the films does move on, as they take on different jobs, etc. What do you think it\u2019s going to be like for you when it\u2019s really all over, when you\u2019ve completed the final media circus; how much will The Hobbit<\/em> remain part of your life? Will it recede into the past?<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: It\u2019s a good question. I have a feeling that it will always be a huge part of our lives. I mean, there\u2019s the fan convention scenario, which some of us are learning about gradually, as it unfolds. From time to time there will be a request to appear somewhere, for the fans – and that\u2019s an important thing, and for some of us (hopefully) will also be some sort of an income stream, that we\u2019ll have to manage intelligently.<\/p>\n

But also I think your original point about the fans\u2019 ownership of it – I think they\u2019re entitled to it. It\u2019s very important. It\u2019s something again that I only had a very vague sense of coming into it; but very early on, when we went to TheOneRing.net party just a few days prior to the premiere of the first film, here in Wellington, I started to see the huge passion of the fans. Since then, at some conventions such as HobbitCon, and Armageddon here in New Zealand, it\u2019s really opened my eyes to how extensive the fandom is, how far people will go with their passion. And the fact that the success of the franchise is very intelligently built on that – as I understand it (and I\u2019ve seen examples of it), Peter Jackson and his whole team tuned in very quickly to the fan base that was there, in terms of Tolkien; and then obviously they thrilled people with The Lord of the Rings<\/em> movies, and established a really strong relationship with the fans, from very early on. (I hope you see it this way!) \u00a0And they\u2019ve continued to honour that. So the success of the franchise – as it continues – is very much built on really enthusiastic fans, and a really positive communication between them and the movie makers.<\/p>\n

GD: It\u2019s true. Back when they were filming The Lord of the Rings<\/em> and TheOneRing.net was first set up, for a brief moment the relationship between the website and the studios was antagonistic…<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: Well it always has the potential to go like that, doesn\u2019t it? But I think wisdom as prevailed\u2026<\/p>\n

GD: Well, I believe it was Peter Jackson himself who had the smarts to go, \u2018Hang on, we could be using this!\u2019 At that time, the internet wasn\u2019t as we know it now; now PJ has his own facebook, there\u2019s the official Hobbit<\/em> facebook – but at the time, TORn was really the only internet interface between the studios and the fans. The fans loved it, and the studios made smart use of that connection, so it was a win-win situation\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: And that makes a lot of sense to me, that Peter was on to it very quickly; because for all his standing as a great artist, and a charming person, he\u2019s also very savvy. Cunning as a fox, I would say! [laughs] They\u2019re very smart operators – I really admire them. And to kind of put the seal on that – again, that party that we went to that TheOneRing.net threw in Wellington – \u00a0there were a few of us there, and it took us about twenty minutes to get in the front door! That was my first experience of signing autographs and things! But people were charming. And then, later on in the evening, as a surprise, Peter and Elijah Wood showed up – and the whole place went off! It was like the roof just lifted off – it was like rock stars! And of course they stood up on stage with microphones, and talked to the fans like they were family, and cracked jokes – and it was very warm and relaxed. Just great. It was a real revelation to me.<\/p>\n

GD: We love it when you guys come to our parties! We had another party in Los Angeles this year, for the Oscars – a much smaller one than we normally do, really just a get together in a pub. I didn\u2019t go – as I\u2019m over on the East coast – but I was sitting at home watching the Oscars on telly, and I got a phone call from Craig Parker [Haldir], to say, \u2018Hey, Adam [Brown], Dean [O\u2019Gorman] and I are in LA, and we wondered if it would be ok if we went along to the party tonight?\u2019 And I said, \u2018Of COURSE you can! The fans would love it!\u2019 So they rocked up to the pub, and of course everyone was just thrilled.<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: But isn\u2019t that cool? That there\u2019s room for that kind of spontaneity – and that tells you how much the cast and other members of the team really value and appreciate the fans.<\/p>\n

GD: Without giving away anything you\u2019re not allowed to tell us, is there a moment in particular in the third film which you\u2019re really looking forward to everybody seeing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: There are so many! There\u2019s a moment – without spoiling it – which is towards the end of the story… selfishly, for me, Gloin gets a moment with Bilbo, which is really heartwarming. I won\u2019t go any further than that; but it\u2019s been so much a part of our lives, you really want to feel that your<\/em> little story with your<\/em> little dwarf gets rounded off nicely!<\/p>\n

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GD: Of course the fans are emotionally invested in Gloin in a way that they may not have been in the other dwarves until the films came out, because\u00a0he’s Gimli\u2019s father. Did you feel that you had to look at how John Rhys-Davies had created Gimli, to think, \u2018Who might be the father from whom this dwarf came?\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Peter<\/a>PH: Yes, absolutely. I think I went through a process where it was essential to do that, of course – and out of respect and admiration, because of course he\u2019s a wonderful actor, and that character is so memorable from The Lord of the Rings<\/em> films. When you start to immerse yourself in the culture of the films and the film making process, you feel this huge reverence for what has been established, in movie terms, for Middle-earth, and you want to honour that; you\u2019re a little bit nervous, you don\u2019t want to blow it, you know! [laughs] So I certainly studied John\u2019s performance as Gimli. I knew that I had to be in tune with that, and for there to be a family likeness, which was so brilliantly done in terms of the design of Gloin, with the hair, the face, the beard, the make-up, the costume, everything like that – and the axe! I\u2019m very proud to carry that axe! But also, I needed to give myself room to put my own stamp on it, and not feel that I should slavishly try and match Gimli. Gloin is his own individual, and I\u2019m hoping that you can see the influence of father on son there, and the family tradition – which is to do a lot with pride, history, and a feisty, \u2018never back down\u2019 attitude, which is in the blood. Also, I didn’t want to let that priority get in the way of anything which was to do with what a specific scene or moment or shot required in The Hobbit<\/em> films\u2026 you know, it\u2019s a balancing act, I think, which you\u2019ve got to do in that situation.<\/p>\n

GD: How did you find what Gloin\u2019s voice was going to be? I\u2019m assuming that the reason Oin and Gloin were given Scottish accents was because Gimli had a Scottish accent in The Lord of the Rings<\/em> films, so there was a continuity of accents\u2026 but what did you do, as an actor, to find where you wanted that voice to sit for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: A lot of credit for that must go to the amazing women that we have had as dialect coaches – Leith McPherson, Roisin Carty, they were the team through the start of it, and then Roisin had to move on to something else, and the wonderful Sarah Shippobotham came in. They\u2019re amazing, those women! The accents of course always had to reflect what a given actor could bring to it, but a spectrum of British Isles accents – the Irish, the English\u2026 But\u00a0though the accents are influenced by that, it\u2019s Middle-earth – so we had to create a fusion. The Scottish accent, for example – we had to be careful that it didn\u2019t sound too Glasgow or too Edinburgh\u2026 Some of the thinking behind it was to do with class, in the sense that Oin and Gloin are related to the line of Durin, and are sort of \u2018middle management\u2019 – you know, in terms of bloodlines they are upper class, but not in terms of attitude or snobbiness\u2026 So it was a blend of a number things. We worked very closely, and not just in the preparation, the boot camp period you can see in the production diaries, but right through production – there was always one of those people on set, listening on headphones, fine tuning and supporting us all the way. So the amount of care taken over that was extraordinary, and we always felt very well supported in that way. Does that answer the question?<\/p>\n

GD: \u00a0It does! I\u2019m particularly interested in how different actors prepare\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: Well I think you can see that all the resources necessary were provided, for us to be really well-prepared.<\/p>\n

GD: Sure! \u00a0And of course actors have very different approaches. Some rely very much on their imagination, others are more methodical and go into detailed research\u2026 Generally speaking for you, and not just in terms of The Hobbit<\/em>, what\u2019s your style of preparation?<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: I try to do research. In terms of my stage work, I\u2019ve been lucky enough to play a huge range of things, from a nuclear physicist to a 70-year-old ex All Black [New Zealand rugby player], to a baby, only a few months old! \u00a0One of the wonderful things about being an actor is you get such opportunities – and often it will help you do your job better to read, research, study around the subject, around the history of a person, what influenced them, to be able to draw on all that stuff when you\u2019re working on it. So I try to do that. I try to study the text, be well-prepared\u2026 Everybody\u2019s got their own different way of coming at it; but also it\u2019s to do with being open in the moment, in rehearsal or on set – to be able to tweak, change gears and change direction. That, to me, is what makes a really fine actor – which I hope one day to be! Because, no matter how well prepared you are, you can\u2019t really know, until you get on set, what shot the director\u2019s going to need, how it needs to be constructed, what the timing and constraints are\u2026 So you need to have an ability to be light on your feet, and hold on to the integrity of what you\u2019re doing with the character, but also to go to surprising places with it, in the moment; as well as, on top of all that, listening and going with whatever spontaneity arises from people like Martin, and all the other amazing actors!<\/p>\n

GD: What\u2019s your background – how did you come in to your theatre career?<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: \u00a0I trod a well-worn path here in Wellington – which is not where I was born, but where I\u2019ve spent most of my life – doing stuff at school… I think it\u2019s fair to say that I got an interest in theatre and performing through my parents, who were theatre fans. So amateur theatre, and then a very short spell at university doing some theatre there; and then in Wellington there has been for a long time the New Zealand Drama School, which is now called Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School, and I managed to get in there, and trained there for two years\u2026 So I came at it, as many people do, from discovering a love of performing from very young, and then becoming more and more fascinated by it, and the art and the craft of it, and being lucky enough to work with some amazing people along the way, and be inspired by them.<\/p>\n

GD: So did you leave university in order to go to drama school?<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: [laughs] I think it\u2019s probably fair to say that I dropped out! I was only there for one year – I spent so much time doing plays that I flunked some of my courses! So I was a bit of a disaster as a university student! And also, the possibility of aiming for that drama school training came alive for me, and I set out to do as much as I could to give myself a shot at it; and eventually I conned them into taking me!<\/p>\n

GD: It\u2019s so interesting to me that everybody comes at it from a different route\u2026 Some have vocational training, some do more academic study, and there are those who learn on the job\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: I think it\u2019s always been that way, and I hope it will continue to be – because that\u2019s another example of how you need – if you\u2019re creating theatre, film, \u00a0television – you need people with a wide range of perspectives, and people who are open to seeing somebody else\u2019s point of view. That\u2019s very much part of the craft, I would say. I find I\u2019m eternally fascinated by how people behave in different situations, and how they cope with pressure… and I hope I will always be that way!<\/p>\n

GD: If there was one thing which would be your ideal project, which you\u2019d like to do in the future, what would that be? Is there something that you have in mind? Maybe a Shakespearean role which you haven\u2019t done yet but are hoping to play?<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: I have been thinking about that a little bit lately, because I\u2019m revisiting my love for Shakespeare working on this play Equivocation<\/em>. \u00a0There\u2019s nothing specifically that I\u2019m really yearning to do in the immediate future\u2026 Well, I\u2019ll give you two answers! In terms of stage, I need to get back to being an actor for stage, back to my roots, recharge my batteries; at this point, nothing definite confirmed, but there\u2019s a possibility for doing that later in the year in theatre here in Wellington. I also want to be doing more directing and teaching.<\/p>\n

In terms of screen, I\u2019m one of those people who is really hanging out for Peter to finally get round to doing The<\/em> Dam Busters<\/em>! \u00a0I don\u2019t know where that project is at currently, but I just think if anybody\u2019s equipped to make a great film of that story, he is! But he\u2019s so prodigious – there are so many possibilities which people will be wanting him to do. So I\u2019ve got a little fantasy where maybe I can persuade him to use me again, and I can be one of those guys back at headquarters who are pushing those sticks around on the tables, to show where squadrons are in the war! If I could get a little, non-speaking, featured extra role, that would make me happy!<\/p>\n

GD:Well that sounds very exciting! Peter, thank you so much for your time today; it\u2019s been great to chat with you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

PH: Well I hope we can meet properly sometime! \u00a0Maybe at a convention\u2026 or at another TheOneRing.net party! Keep up the great work! <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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