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.
I feel like my imagination was crafted by Tolkien. He seemed to tap into that childhood intrigue of secret doors and hidden worlds. - Richard Armitage
I feel like my imagination was crafted by Tolkien. He seemed to tap into that childhood intrigue of secret doors and hidden worlds.
- Richard Armitage
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… - Richard Armitage
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…
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. - Richard Armitage
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.
I'd have described myself as a Tolkien reader before this, but now I'd describe myself as a Tolkien geek. - Richard Armitage
I'd have described myself as a Tolkien reader before this, but now I'd describe myself as a Tolkien geek.
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 Armitage
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.
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 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.
Whatever I lack in talent I have in stamina. - Richard Armitage
Whatever I lack in talent I have in stamina.
I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall. - Richard Armitage
I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall.
You have to remove your human sentiment when it comes to greed and the accumulation of wealth. - Richard Armitage
You have to remove your human sentiment when it comes to greed and the accumulation of wealth.
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