Richard C. Armitage
Richard C. Armitage
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As an actor, you're like, 'Yeah, I want that phone call from Peter Jackson saying, 'You're my first choice for Thorin Oakenshield.'
Give me a character that has an heroic quality, and I'll go there.
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Tolkien made dwarf sign language because, you know, it's too loud to talk in the mines.
I'd like to act in a film without special effects.
people
If you're used to being a maverick, then people don't get surprised when you start acting strangely.
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I read everything that Tolkien wrote, and also read biographies of him. I was fascinated by his experiences in World War I, which includes the loss of life of some of his very, very close friends. I think he writes about that a lot in 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings.'
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I try to keep at a non-obsessive level of fitness. It's not about looking great, it's about just feeling good. So I do a lot of yoga. Bikram just blows my mind. It's mental as well as physical; if I don't train, I get very depressed.
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A charity donkey is where you sponsor a donkey in a sanctuary and give them three pounds a month to have some donkey nuts or something.
trivial
Light, trivial comedy does not appeal - it is not something I go to see.
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It is possible to work out of New York on film and television and still not lose your connection to theater.
estate
I was an estate agent for three years. That was pretty grim.
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Trying to please everyone can be very hard, but, like 'Shrek' or 'The Simpsons,' 'Robin Hood' manages to entertain adults and children at the same time, but in different ways.
I'm looking forward to getting fat and old.
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Small, slow growth is the best I expect from an investment. I'm a real saver: frugal - like my parents.