He
told The Sunday Times: 'It was like being hit by a juggernaut. One
minute, I was Simon Tolkien, a barrister from London. The next, I was
JRR Tolkien's grandson. This might sound strange, but I began to lose
sight of who I was. It was as if I — me, Simon — had disappeared. I felt
suffocated.'
It was reported at the time that the family row stemmed from Mr Tolkien's willingness to cooperate with director Peter Jackson despite opposition from the rest of the estate.
However this was later denied.
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It was reported at the time that the family row stemmed from Mr Tolkien's willingness to cooperate with director Peter Jackson despite opposition from the rest of the estate.
However this was later denied.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2235098/Simon-Tolkien-Lord-Rings-films-like-juggernaut-tore-family-apart.html#ixzz2Cg7hwNQt
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He
told The Sunday Times: 'It was like being hit by a juggernaut. One
minute, I was Simon Tolkien, a barrister from London. The next, I was
JRR Tolkien's grandson. This might sound strange, but I began to lose
sight of who I was. It was as if I — me, Simon — had disappeared. I felt
suffocated.'
It was reported at the time that the family row stemmed from Mr Tolkien's willingness to cooperate with director Peter Jackson despite opposition from the rest of the estate.
However this was later denied.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2235098/Simon-Tolkien-Lord-Rings-films-like-juggernaut-tore-family-apart.html#ixzz2Cg7hwNQt
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It was reported at the time that the family row stemmed from Mr Tolkien's willingness to cooperate with director Peter Jackson despite opposition from the rest of the estate.
However this was later denied.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2235098/Simon-Tolkien-Lord-Rings-films-like-juggernaut-tore-family-apart.html#ixzz2Cg7hwNQt
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He
told The Sunday Times: 'It was like being hit by a juggernaut. One
minute, I was Simon Tolkien, a barrister from London. The next, I was
JRR Tolkien's grandson. This might sound strange, but I began to lose
sight of who I was. It was as if I — me, Simon — had disappeared. I felt
suffocated.'
It was reported at the time that the family row stemmed from Mr Tolkien's willingness to cooperate with director Peter Jackson despite opposition from the rest of the estate.
However this was later denied.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2235098/Simon-Tolkien-Lord-Rings-films-like-juggernaut-tore-family-apart.html#ixzz2Cg7hwNQt
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It was reported at the time that the family row stemmed from Mr Tolkien's willingness to cooperate with director Peter Jackson despite opposition from the rest of the estate.
However this was later denied.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2235098/Simon-Tolkien-Lord-Rings-films-like-juggernaut-tore-family-apart.html#ixzz2Cg7hwNQt
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He said the success of the film's made him feel as if he had 'disappeared'.
He told The Sunday Times: 'It was like being hit by a juggernaut. One minute, I was Simon Tolkien, a barrister from London. The next, I was JRR Tolkien's grandson. This might sound strange, but I began to lose sight of who I was. It was as if I — me, Simon — had disappeared. I felt suffocated.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2235098/Simon-Tolkien-Lord-Rings-films-like-juggernaut-tore-family-apart.html#ixzz2Cg7puU5r
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He told The Sunday Times: 'It was like being hit by a juggernaut. One minute, I was Simon Tolkien, a barrister from London. The next, I was JRR Tolkien's grandson. This might sound strange, but I began to lose sight of who I was. It was as if I — me, Simon — had disappeared. I felt suffocated.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2235098/Simon-Tolkien-Lord-Rings-films-like-juggernaut-tore-family-apart.html#ixzz2Cg7puU5r
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