Quotes by Norman Stone

“fair to say that Tolkien and Lewis influenced each other as writers. I have made this new film because I wanted to tell the whole story of Lewiss life and I feel Lord of the Rings has created a new audience which will appreciate Lewiss work too.”

“Tolkien thought there were too many elements that clashed: a Father Christmas and an evil witch, talking animals and children. He did not like allegory and thought Lewiss book was too pushy in a Christian sense.”

“Some people may see it as trading insults,”

“Its not as bad as it seems. His heads big as a Volkswagen . Johnny cant miss that head.”

“If I knew that we never would have come over here.”

“You cant win in Germany unless you knock them out.”

“Back in America, you hear this sort of stuff -- if you dont knock out a guy in Germany, you get robbed. It was an awful, awful decision.”

“Whats the problem? Everybody says that when they come over here. Whats the problem?”

“Im done. Im tired of boxing and last weeks bad decision was the last straw. Im sorry if my actions sometimes upset people.”