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
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
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
It is possible to work out of New York on film and television and still not lose your connection to theater. – Richard C. Armitage
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
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
I’ve become one of those actors who find it difficult to say ‘no’ when things are offered. – Richard C. Armitage
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
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
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
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
I think most five-foot-two people would be quite offended if they were to be called dwarves. – Richard C. Armitage
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
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
I kind of got lost down a road of TV and film, so it’s great to come back to theatre. – Richard C. Armitage
I think that internal conflict works very well, because, after all, all the best drama is fuelled by conflict. – Richard C. Armitage
I can work hard and be disciplined like a soldier, but I could never reach their level of fitness. – Richard C. Armitage
If you’re used to being a maverick, then people don’t get surprised when you start acting strangely. – Richard C. Armitage
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
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
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
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
