What is the one question that you’ve been asked most often about “The Lord of the Rings”?
VIGGO: ‘Is it going to win the Oscar?’ Whether it does or not, there will be people that will complain about it winning or not winning. Q: How do you answer something that is speculative? VIGGO: I’ve stayed up late at night and I got a combination of a slide rule and adding up the figures. I came up with a surprising and simple conclusion. [Dryly] Probably in almost every category the candidate that gets the most votes is probably going to win. [Laughs] Q: What research did you do on your character Hopkins? VIGGO: I did what I could. It was an obstacle at first because there’s not a lot written about him. It’s not what is written about him that is most interesting. It’s the stories that I heard about him from oral tradition. Q: Did you hear some first-hand testimonies from people that knew his legend? VIGGO: Yes, there are varying stories carried down the line from generations of people. There’s a long-standing oral tradition among white ranchers, mustang enthusiasts and Indians on the
