I want to be strong enough to cope with the roles, but I don't want to be cast as the guy that… — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
The interesting roles have only come since I got into my 30s. But I didn't know that was going to happen. — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
I didn't become an actor because I thought I'd make lots of money. — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
I've become one of those actors who find it difficult to say 'no' when things are offered. — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
Sometimes I hate the job that I do as an actor. I feel like I'm just of no importance in the world,… — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
I think if I had come out of drama school and been an instant Hollywood superstar, I would be taking long, leisurely… — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
When I told my mom I was going to audition for 'The Hobbit,' she said, 'Well, you've always loved Tolkien.' And she… — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
You fight for certain roles, and you realise they're being filled by television and film actors, because theatre is constantly fighting for… — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
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 Armitage Copy Share Image
I confess I've got a yearning to go to Los Angeles, but I can't work out if it is because a lot… — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
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 Armitage Copy Share
We've had Saudis and Jordanians and Pakistanis who have - and Syrians - who have been involved in armed attacks against coalition forces in… — Richard Armitage Copy Share
I'd say that, to be a good deal maker, you have to have three basic characteristics - timing, timing, and timing. — Richard Armitage Copy Share
Monet was like a conductor. He painted with quite a straight arm and used bold strokes. — Richard Armitage Copy Share
Sometimes I hate the job that I do as an actor. I feel like I'm just of no importance in the world, but sometimes… — Richard Armitage Copy Share
Let's be clear: Neither Secretary Powell or I opposed the notion of removing Saddam Hussein by force, but we wanted to avoid the war… — Richard Armitage Copy Share
It is possible to work out of New York on film and television and still not lose your connection to theater. — Richard Armitage Copy Share
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… — Richard Armitage Copy Share
The problem with me is I read everything, but it's only the bad stuff that stays with me. It's weird, you only need to… — Richard Armitage Copy Share
U.S. assistance provides the Jordanian government needed flexibility to pursue policies that are of critical importance to U.S. national security and to foreign policy… — Richard Armitage Copy Share
I know what Twitter is; I don't use it. I don't use Facebook, so luckily, it does zero to my ego. — Richard Armitage Copy Share
