I read that Martin Freeman said “I performed Bilbo so that he was always horny. Literally every scene. No matter what’s going on, some dwarves singing or a scary dragon attacking, you get the idea, Bilbo was half thinking about sexy times the whole duration. So he really had two emotions at once: happy and horny or scared and horny or forlorn and horny. It really gave Bilbo some complex layers, and I’m glad I got the opportunity to play this role.”

Next time you watch the trilogy, do it with this lens in mind and you really appreciate what a masterclass of acting Freeman put on. Incredible.