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I did mega-training with ex-military men. I'd be in the gym for two hours after a 12-hour day on Spooks, and it was so hardcore I'd throw up. I stuffed myself with food and drank protein shakes to bulk up. I used to be a dancer, but I had to strap my weak ankles every day and strengthen my wrists so I could hold a machine gun. My body just wasn't up to it.

Richard Armitage's Popular Quotes

I know what Twitter is; I don't use it. I don't use Facebook, so luckily, it does zero to my ego.

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I'd have described myself as a Tolkien reader before this, but now I'd describe myself as a Tolkien geek.

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It's hilarious to be considered a sex symbol. In school I was a beanpole with a nose I hadn't grown into. Being thought of as sexy makes one employab…

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Whatever I lack in talent I have in stamina.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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I don't know if, at the end of the day, how brave Saddam Hussein would be if he were stripped of his bodyguards and everything else.

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