It's important to be able to keep things fresh, no matter what age you are, or how many years you've been in the industry.
I'm the first to admit that I can't be as good as Tolkien, and a movie can never be as good as Tolkien.
It was very hard to get any records, so the only source for us to really hear what was happening was listening to the Voice of America. We would be taping all the broadcast and then sharing the tapes and talking about it.