Richard C. Armitage
Richard C. Armitage
people time
People get to know me slowly and over the course of time. I'll probably still be a newcomer when I'm 60.
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.
annoying asking bloody learnt people shy spend
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.
people
When you already have a following, people are more likely to employ you.
dip episode good people turn
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.
exists outside
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.
I've become one of those actors who find it difficult to say 'no' when things are offered.
certain constantly faces fighting filled names realise survival television ticket
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.
absolute musical profession quite survive
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.
improved peter
I think my fighting skills have certainly been improved by working with Peter Jackson.
mom
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.
feels method
You know, to an extent, Method acting feels occasionally lazy.
I don't think actors need to go on pedestals. I don't buy it.