Richard C. Armitage Quotes

Do people really think that about my nose? I spent my whole life hating it, so it's amusing that people like it!

- Richard C. Armitage

Think, Nose, Like, Hating

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.

- Richard C. Armitage

Everyone, Very, Entertain, Shrek

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.'

- Richard C. Armitage

Some, World War I, Very, Rings

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.

- Richard C. Armitage

Week, Like, TV, Continuity

Whatever I lack in talent I have in stamina.

- Richard C. Armitage

Talent, Whatever, Lack, Stamina

Since real spies are so good, you never really know what actual spying is. But I do think spying is a lot more dangerous than we are led to believe.

- Richard C. Armitage

Think, More, Actual, Spying

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.

- Richard C. Armitage

Doing, Glass, Some, Sequence

I'd like a bit of a crack at some kind of anarchic comedy, but whether or not I'm skillful enough at it all, we'll see.

- Richard C. Armitage

Kind, Some, Like, Anarchic

It fills me with dismay sometimes when you look at the scripts that do come to you that are primarily focused on violence. There are so many other things to play around with.

- Richard C. Armitage

Play, Sometimes, Other, Fills

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.

- Richard C. Armitage

Inventory, Jobs, Touring, Clerk

I'm not a massive fan of 3D. I've seen some good 3D, and I've seen quite a lot of bad 3D. I think if a film is created for the shock effect of 3D, then it's a certain type of film that I'm not massively bothered about.

- Richard C. Armitage

Bad, Some, I Think, Massively

Tolkien was, I believe, writing about his experience in the First and Second World Wars, where he would have spent a lot of time without any female contact. He was part of the fellowship of men who went to war, and I think, really, that's what he's writing about.

- Richard C. Armitage

I Think, Part, About, Tolkien

I feel like my imagination was crafted by Tolkien. He seemed to tap into that childhood intrigue of secret doors and hidden worlds.

- Richard C. Armitage

Tap, Intrigue, Worlds, Tolkien

Tolkien made dwarf sign language because, you know, it's too loud to talk in the mines.

- Richard C. Armitage

Loud, Made, Sign, Tolkien

When I told my mom I was going to audition for 'The Hobbit,' she said, 'Well, you've always loved Tolkien.' And she was right.

- Richard C. Armitage

Always, Audition, Going, Tolkien

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.

- Richard C. Armitage

Think, Ring, I Think, Tolkien

There's a very strong force in Tolkien's characters.

- Richard C. Armitage

Strong, Very, Characters, Tolkien

The narrative that Peter Jackson has put into 'The Battle of the Five Armies,' it stands alone as a film. Rather than just finishing off the story, it's like a whole new adventure all of its own. I'm very excited about it.

- Richard C. Armitage

Rather, Very, Armies, None

As an actor, you're like, 'Yeah, I want that phone call from Peter Jackson saying, 'You're my first choice for Thorin Oakenshield.'

- Richard C. Armitage

Want, Like, Yeah, None

I think my fighting skills have certainly been improved by working with Peter Jackson.

- Richard C. Armitage

Think, Been, Certainly, None

I was in a production of 'Macbeth.'

- Richard C. Armitage

Production, Macbeth

I want to be strong enough to cope with the roles, but I don't want to be cast as the guy that takes his shirt off.

- Richard C. Armitage

Strong, Want, Roles, Cope

Monet was like a conductor. He painted with quite a straight arm and used bold strokes.

- Richard C. Armitage

Like, Straight, Strokes, Arm

To survive in a profession like this, you have to have absolute discipline and commitment, and I did not quite have it for musical theater.

- Richard C. Armitage

Survive, Profession, Musical, To Survive

I suppose I'm a bit mean. My face on camera doesn't lend itself to happy nice guys. I think it's just that my bone structure looks menacing.

- Richard C. Armitage

Happy, Think, I Think, Menacing

I've done an awful lot of skiing all over Europe: I've done Italy, Austria, France. I skied loads in New Zealand - I did pretty much every ski slope I could find.

- Richard C. Armitage

Awful Lot, Awful, Lot, Slope

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.

- Richard C. Armitage

Yoga, Very, About, Train

I can't bear shopping. I can choose clothes for my characters, but not for myself. I've got no dress sense. Or I've lost it.

- Richard C. Armitage

Myself, Dress, Choose, Shopping

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.

- Richard C. Armitage

Shy, Asking, Away, Learnt

If you're used to being a maverick, then people don't get surprised when you start acting strangely.

- Richard C. Armitage

Start, Used, Being, Strangely

Adults will not necessarily laugh at the same thing as their children.

- Richard C. Armitage

Will, Same, Same Thing, Laugh

Te Papa Museum is brilliant.

- Richard C. Armitage

Museum, Brilliant, Papa

My instruction to my parents is that I would rather they enjoy their retirement than leave me anything when they go. I am much happier watching them enjoying life.

- Richard C. Armitage

Enjoy, Go, Rather, Enjoying Life

I do believe in pensions.

- Richard C. Armitage

Believe, Pensions

I'm not interested in building wealth, which is kind of naive and probably frowned on, living in America. It's something that people don't necessarily understand, but if I die poor, I die poor.

- Richard C. Armitage

Wealth, Which, Frowned, Naive

I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall.

- Richard C. Armitage

Pride, Always, Which, Downfall

I'm a late developer in everything. I have a fast mind and fast metabolism, and I'm an intense worker, but in terms of life development, I'm way behind.

- Richard C. Armitage

Mind, Development, Behind, Developer

I kind of got lost down a road of TV and film, so it's great to come back to theatre.

- Richard C. Armitage

Kind, Back, TV, TV And Film

I think that internal conflict works very well, because, after all, all the best drama is fuelled by conflict.

- Richard C. Armitage

Think, Very, Internal, Conflict

I confess I've got a yearning to go to Los Angeles, but I can't work out if it is because a lot of British actors seem to go or because there's this perception that the bottom has fallen out of British drama, so therefore, it's the place to head for.

- Richard C. Armitage

British, Got, British Actors, Perception

I think if I had come out of drama school and been an instant Hollywood superstar, I would be taking long, leisurely holidays.

- Richard C. Armitage

Think, Been, I Think, Superstar

You fight for certain roles, and you realise they're being filled by television and film actors, because theatre is constantly fighting for survival and they need names and faces and ticket sales.

- Richard C. Armitage

Need, Ticket, Film Actors, Faces

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.

- Richard C. Armitage

Give, Some, Sponsor, Pounds

You can spend a bit of yourself when you give yourself to a character. At the end of a job, you have to remind yourself who and what you are.

- Richard C. Armitage

Character, Give, Spend, Remind

You know, to an extent, Method acting feels occasionally lazy.

- Richard C. Armitage

Feels, Extent, Method, Occasionally

My mum will not speak above a low whisper in public because she doesn't want to draw attention to herself.

- Richard C. Armitage

Want, Will, Mum, Herself

People get to know me slowly and over the course of time. I'll probably still be a newcomer when I'm 60.

- Richard C. Armitage

People, Over, Still, Slowly

I wouldn't even dare to sing like Ed Sheeran.

- Richard C. Armitage

Sing, Like, Even, None

Personally, I'm not interested in getting more money for what I do; I'm just interested in more money being put into the production.

- Richard C. Armitage

More, Production, Being, Not Interested

Give me a character that has an heroic quality, and I'll go there.

- Richard C. Armitage

Character, Me, Give, Give Me

Someone told me a woman bought a dog so she could take it to the same park where I go running, but I'm hoping that's rubbish.

- Richard C. Armitage

Woman, Could, Bought, Park

I never like to go out of character when filming starts. I fear that if I do, I might not be able to pick it up again.

- Richard C. Armitage

Like, Might, Again, Filming

Small, slow growth is the best I expect from an investment. I'm a real saver: frugal - like my parents.

- Richard C. Armitage

Small, Like, Frugal, Saver

I am just not a water baby. I can swim, but I just don't.

- Richard C. Armitage

I Am, Baby, Am, Swim

Often you find the character through the things they say. How they talk about other people, how they describe themselves - which is very rare.

- Richard C. Armitage

Through, Very, Which, They Say

Once you don't smile on film, they say, 'Let's have that bloke who doesn't smile.'

- Richard C. Armitage

Say, Once, Bloke, They Say

It is possible to work out of New York on film and television and still not lose your connection to theater.

- Richard C. Armitage

Work, New, Still, Connection

Being thought of as sexy makes one employable, but it's not going to last forever, so I try not to think about it. It's like something that exists outside of me.

- Richard C. Armitage

Thought, Think, Last, Exists

I've never been that cute kid that was forgiven for being naughty.

- Richard C. Armitage

Never, Kid, Been, Forgiven

I know what Twitter is; I don't use it. I don't use Facebook, so luckily, it does zero to my ego.

- Richard C. Armitage

Zero, Use, Twitter, Luckily

When you already have a following, people are more likely to employ you.

- Richard C. Armitage

More, Employ, Likely, Following

I have a visual mind, so when I read a book, I get an instant picture in my head and it's very clear.

- Richard C. Armitage

Mind, Very, Read, Picture

I wouldn't want a tattoo at all. They're difficult to cover up.

- Richard C. Armitage

Want, Difficult, Cover, Tattoo

I think insanity is the hardest thing to play.

- Richard C. Armitage

Play, Think, Hardest Thing, Insanity

I have an accountant, obviously, because I'm self employed, and I use an independent financial adviser. I trust my accountant because we have worked together for a long time now.

- Richard C. Armitage

Trust, Accountant, Use, Adviser

A full beard looks cool.

- Richard C. Armitage

Cool, Beard, Looks, Full

I come from very conservative parents, and we weren't particularly wealthy, but we were comfortable.

- Richard C. Armitage

Conservative, Wealthy, Very, Comfortable

I went into musical theatre, which I'm not really cut out for - I'm not as skilled at it as other people.

- Richard C. Armitage

Other, Cut, Which, Skilled

I don't really like making too much of a statement with what I'm wearing.

- Richard C. Armitage

Making, Like, Too, Wearing

I was an estate agent for three years. That was pretty grim.

- Richard C. Armitage

Pretty, Estate, Agent, Grim

I'm looking forward to getting fat and old.

- Richard C. Armitage

Forward, Old, Getting, Fat

I've become one of those actors who find it difficult to say 'no' when things are offered.

- Richard C. Armitage

Say, Find, Difficult, Offered

I'm probably not very good at rom-com, being funny on demand; I'll leave that to the comedians.

- Richard C. Armitage

Being Funny, Leave, Very, Comedians

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.

- Richard C. Armitage

London, New, Been, Theater

Light, trivial comedy does not appeal - it is not something I go to see.

- Richard C. Armitage

Light, See, Trivial, Appeal

Some of the mail I've had has been weird. When I played Guy of Gisborne, a woman crocheted a mini-version of me.

- Richard C. Armitage

Woman, Some, Been, Mail

You can't reject anything in your life as an artist. Everything has its use.

- Richard C. Armitage

Artist, Use, Your, Reject

I can work hard and be disciplined like a soldier, but I could never reach their level of fitness.

- Richard C. Armitage

Work Hard, Like, Disciplined, Soldier

You've got to have baddies that you can boo.

- Richard C. Armitage

You, Got, Boo

The interesting roles have only come since I got into my 30s. But I didn't know that was going to happen.

- Richard C. Armitage

Interesting, Happen, Going, Roles

I think most five-foot-two people would be quite offended if they were to be called dwarves.

- Richard C. Armitage

People, Think, I Think, Offended

I'd like to act in a film without special effects.

- Richard C. Armitage

Special, Act, Effects, Special Effects

In school, I was a beanpole with a nose I hadn't grown into.

- Richard C. Armitage

School, Grown, Nose

I didn't become an actor because I thought I'd make lots of money.

- Richard C. Armitage

Money, Thought, Actor, Lots

Everyone loves a good baddie.

- Richard C. Armitage

Good, Everyone, Loves

I love being grungy and dirty.

- Richard C. Armitage

Love, Being, I Love, Dirty

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