The Hobbit's Andy Serkis on Getting Inside Gollum's Skin

When moviegoers slip on their 3-D glasses this weekend to watch The Hobbit, they'll see some familiar faces: Gandalf the Grey, Elrond the Elf and, of course, Gollum. The man behind those creepy intonations of "precious" is 48-year-old Andy Serkis.

ANDY SERKIS Signed THE HOBBIT Gollum 8x10 Photo OPX 063472

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Andy Serkis: Getting under Gollum's skin

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In Tolkien's writing, the character Gollum has big glowing eyes. None of the Hobbits have big-glowing eyes, nor do any ring bearers. How did he acquire this trait? - Quora

Andy Serkis: Getting under his characters' skin