Richard C. Armitage
Richard C. Armitage
I'd like to act in a film without special effects.
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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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People like continuity, and the good old cliffhanger every week is something they enjoy. I enjoy it - I don't want to dip into just one episode when I turn on the TV.
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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.
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I was an estate agent for three years. That was pretty grim.
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I went into musical theatre, which I'm not really cut out for - I'm not as skilled at it as other people.
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I have been to the theater more since I have lived in New York than I ever really did in London working on a television show.
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I think my fighting skills have certainly been improved by working with Peter Jackson.
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I did quite a lot of menial jobs. I was a waiter, an inventory clerk touring round properties listing cups and saucers, and a laserquest marshal.
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I'm probably not very good at rom-com, being funny on demand; I'll leave that to the comedians.
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I think that when Tolkien created Gollum and the ring, he even expressed in his biography that he never really knew what he created until he went back and looked at it.
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It's bloody annoying being shy. I'll spend a whole evening at a party asking everyone else about themselves. I'm not being self-deprecating; it's because I'm too shy to talk about myself. So people come away from the evening actually having learnt nothing about me.
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Light, trivial comedy does not appeal - it is not something I go to see.
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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.