Richard C. Armitage

“Adults will not necessarily laugh at the same thing as their children.”

“I'd like to live off-grid.”

“I'm not interested in building wealth, which is kind of naive and probably frowned on, living in America. It's something that people don't necessarily understand, but if I die poor, I die poor.”

“I can work hard and be disciplined like a soldier, but I could never reach their level of fitness.”

“I think that internal conflict works very well, because, after all, all the best drama is fuelled by conflict.”

“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.”

“You've got to have baddies that you can boo.”

“Tolkien was, I believe, writing about his experience in the First and Second World Wars, where he would have spent a lot of time without any female contact. He was part of the fellowship of men who went to war, and I think, really, that's what he's writing about.”

“I think if I had come out of drama school and been an instant Hollywood superstar, I would be taking long, leisurely holidays.”

“I love being grungy and dirty.”

“I confess I've got a yearning to go to Los Angeles, but I can't work out if it is because a lot of British actors seem to go or because there's this perception that the bottom has fallen out of British drama, so therefore, it's the place to head for.”

“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.”

“Monet was like a conductor. He painted with quite a straight arm and used bold strokes.”

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

“I was an estate agent for three years. That was pretty grim.”

“I'm a late developer in everything. I have a fast mind and fast metabolism, and I'm an intense worker, but in terms of life development, I'm way behind.”

“I'm looking forward to getting fat and old.”

“I don't really like making too much of a statement with what I'm wearing.”

“It is possible to work out of New York on film and television and still not lose your connection to theater.”

“Do people really think that about my nose? I spent my whole life hating it, so it's amusing that people like it!”