Richard C. Armitage
Richard C. Armitage
improved peter
I think my fighting skills have certainly been improved by working with Peter Jackson.
alone excited finishing five jackson narrative peter rather stands
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.
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.'
biography created expressed knew looked tolkien until
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.
best internal works
I think that internal conflict works very well, because, after all, all the best drama is fuelled by conflict.
musical
I went into musical theatre, which I'm not really cut out for - I'm not as skilled at it as other people.
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.
guy played
Some of the mail I've had has been weird. When I played Guy of Gisborne, a woman crocheted a mini-version of me.
draw low mum public whisper
My mum will not speak above a low whisper in public because she doesn't want to draw attention to herself.
bit bone face itself lend looks structure suppose
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.
estate
I was an estate agent for three years. That was pretty grim.
lose possible work york
It is possible to work out of New York on film and television and still not lose your connection to theater.
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.