Richard C. Armitage Quotes

I speak some dwarvish.

I was in a production of 'Macbeth.'

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

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

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.

I don't think actors need to go on pedestals. I don't buy it.

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.

I think insanity is the hardest thing to play.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

I want to live in Middle-earth, actually.

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

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.

I do believe in pensions.

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

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

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.

I'm not much of a show-off.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.