Richard C. Armitage
Richard C. Armitage
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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.'
water
I am just not a water baby. I can swim, but I just don't.
Give me a character that has an heroic quality, and I'll go there.
call jackson peter
As an actor, you're like, 'Yeah, I want that phone call from Peter Jackson saying, 'You're my first choice for Thorin Oakenshield.'
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Tolkien made dwarf sign language because, you know, it's too loud to talk in the mines.
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The scariest stunt I've ever done was on 'Captain America.' We were doing some underwater sequence. I was in a submarine, and Chris Evans had to break the glass, and the water had to fill up quickly in the submarine.
I'd like to act in a film without special effects.
people
I think most five-foot-two people would be quite offended if they were to be called dwarves.
people
If you're used to being a maverick, then people don't get surprised when you start acting strangely.
money
I didn't become an actor because I thought I'd make lots of money.
best expect frugal growth slow
Small, slow growth is the best I expect from an investment. I'm a real saver: frugal - like my parents.
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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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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.
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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.