A biography for Richard C. Armitagehasn’t been written yet.
“It fills me with dismay sometimes when you look at the scripts that do come to you that are primarily focused on violence. There are so many other things to play around with.”
“I was in a production of 'Macbeth.'”
“I've never been that cute kid that was forgiven for being naughty.”
“I'm not a massive fan of 3D. I've seen some good 3D, and I've seen quite a lot of bad 3D. I think if a film is created for the shock effect of 3D, then it's a certain type of film that I'm not massively bothered about.”
“Personally, I'm not interested in getting more money for what I do; I'm just interested in more money being put into the production.”
“I come from very conservative parents, and we weren't particularly wealthy, but we were comfortable.”
“I have an accountant, obviously, because I'm self employed, and I use an independent financial adviser. I trust my accountant because we have worked together for a long time now.”
“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 think insanity is the hardest thing to play.”
“I think that when Tolkien created Gollum and the ring, he even expressed in his biography that he never really knew what he created until he went back and looked at it.”
“I have a visual mind, so when I read a book, I get an instant picture in my head and it's very clear.”