"I always felt a little sad for him because he was a young, vibrant mind trapped in an aging body that got older and older. His mind never aged. His brain never aged. His curiosity and his sense of humor were all unchanged. And yet he had a body that was getting harder and harder to operate, if you like.
I mean, Christopher always was one level unchanged, you know, in terms of his personality, his sense of humor, and his skill as an actor. Between my experience with him, you know, over the 10-year period between Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, it wasn't really anything different, but by the time The Hobbit came around, he was definitely very frustrated with his failing body. He hated the restraints that were happening to him through the aging process. That was because his mind wasn't aging, his brain wasn't aging, and yet he was trapped in this body. I did find him very frustrated with himself, with his physical deterioration.
Yeah, he was a little bit depressed about that as opposed to the Lord of the Rings, where he flew to New Zealand and was playing golf, and, you know, there was no real issue at the age of 80. He was great in Lord of the Rings. But at the Hobbit, 10 more years had taken their toll on him. But beyond that, though, he was still the same bright young mind. His mind was always young no matter how old his body was. He had a very young mind."
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