'Hobbit' Star Richard Armitage Takes Fan Questions

In Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," Richard Armitage plays dwarf leader Thorin Oakenshield. In an excerpt from a longer interview, Armitage takes questions submitted by "Hobbit" fans via Twitter.
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[@kreativjunkie8053]

The variability of his voice is enormous. He can speak calm as a purring cat or bark with a rough timbre that is able to shout commands on a battlefield.

[@winterwolf211]

He is absolutely amazing. There are stars where you sigh over because they're good looking but when it comes to RA he's just so modest, intelligent and very dedicated to his role that you can't help but love him. I've heard he was considered for Batman, I would've really loved him as Batman, plus he'll get more exposure and a lot more people will see how talented he is.

[@izzy3220]

I think Richard is amazing with his answers and, from the behind the scenes films he always seems so nice and fun as well as serious about his role. He is an amazing actor and yeah, he's pretty damn good looking too.

[@Iamatalkingtree]

I love how he's really so shy in real life and then his confidence blooms on film

[@kristieshorten9984]

GNee78 Everyone goes on and on about how Dean and Aidan are the "sexy dwarves", and yes they are. But Richard/Thorin is not only the King Under the Mountain, but King of Sexy Dwarves!!! :D

[@BalfourofShaws]

Does anyone else think Richard Armitage would make a wonderful Sherlock Holmes?

[@lindalee8793]

Cumberbatch is the perfect Sherlock. RA should be James Bond.

[@lalyn1053]

he's beyond perfect for thorin's role. ❤

[@asialauren]

I would love to have a veeeery long chat with him about how much he likes Tolkien.

[@mythbuster1991]

my god,can't get any more classy than richard armitage,we men certainly envy this guy,great talent and great personality

[@TimeNeverSleeps1090]

I totally agree. I'm glad that everyone recognizes his talent and appreciates his works, but I too don't want Hollywood to scoop him up. They would most likely waste his talent.

[@infinite3joy]

aww, the way he said "youre welcome", he really meant it.

[@sebabybaby]

Still can't believe he answered my question at the end. Awesome.

[@ltn255]

He's very well spoken and handsome. And he has an amazing baritone singing voice! So talented

[@kaprekar30]

He is very lovely

[@irmagedden]

the commenters down thread are right, the way he says "your welcome" is so sweet

[@Witchqueen]

He portrays all Thorin´s faces so well, congratulation to mr Armitage for his great role as Thorin!!!!!!!!

[@Zezza12]

I didn't think one of the dwarfs would turn me on... until I saw Richard as Thorin! I have a thing for badass characters and that voice, can't get enough xD

[@zetexse]

His voice... So... Soothing... And the dialect... I want to speak like that.. :o

[@xdanierox]

His voice *__*

[@Thesetuchen]

I love him so much ♥ Wish we'll see him more often after this.

[@bg4995]

Would be great to see him in another role similar to John Thornton in North & South....or even better yet, a sequel with as many of the same cast members as possible.

[@dawnblaste6945]

This is a nice interview...good questions, pleasant interviewer, awesome actor answering questions. But honestly girls, MUST you see only the outside of Richard Armitage?

[@tracymurphy7704]

Such a class act, and so very very handsome.

[@johnnyswamper]

I know right? I am so proud of Richard Armitage. It's so exciting!

[@nandinibhautoo6357]

Golden voice man

[@MadisonKThames]

And I thought dwarves couldn't be hot... I have never been more wrong in my entire life.

[@Leathurkatt]

**exasperated sigh**. He's a lovely gentleman with a kind heart and all you people can think about is sex. **facepalms** I mean really... **shakes head** The poor man would die of utter shock and embarrassment if he ever read any of your comments about how "hot" or "sexy" you all think he is. Why can none of you simply appreciate how kind, thoughtful, and intelligent he is? But no, admiring someone's heart and mind is somehow out of fashion, but having total strangers going all sex crazed over his body is perfectly acceptable to you. Dear gods, can any of you just grow up and get over your juvenile hormonal rages? Seriously...

[@BalfourofShaws]

Wow, I like your comment. All attraction is not sexual, and that's the end of it. I mean, you can find the person achingly handsome, but even then it does not mean you want to sleep with him!

[@Leathurkatt]

BalfourofShaws Indeed! I mean yes, I find him attractive, I find a lot of men and women of a variety of ages attractive, but it's an intellectual attractiveness, not a sexual one. It makes me want to sit and talk with them, even listen to them tell their stories. Sex doesn't even come into it for me, which is why it disgusts me so much to see others treat these intellectual human beings like sex objects. Yes, I do have a sexual side, but it is only towards someone I know personally and have a very close and loving relationship with, not some stranger I've never met and likely never will meet.

[@BalfourofShaws]

Yes, I totally see what you mean. But you know, I think maybe a lot of the girls using these disgusting expressions don't really mean it... Maybe it's just that they pick this way of saying things in their social interactions etc., but are actually just trying to say "He's so charming and handsome!" (Like I said, I really don't think admiring someone's beauty equates sexual attraction.) At least I hope it's the case. :)

[@Leathurkatt]

BalfourofShaws Who knows at this point. It's just really disturbing seeing those comments; and knowing how shy and reserved he is, I think seeing those kinds of comments would freak him out. Every time someone comments about his physical "attractiveness" in interviews he gets very fidgety and uncomfortable, looking like he wants to go hide in a dark hole in a corner somewhere. Poor guy...

[@BalfourofShaws]

Yes, well, let's hope he does not waste his time reading KZbin comments for the videos he's in. I seriously doubt he does that. It's no joke being an actor, but lots of hard work, and whatever free time Richard Armitage gets he probably spends in a more rewarding manner.

[@GalileaJ]

Love you Richard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@yyacobsg]

I'm in love with his 'you welcome'!!

[@Rhondalove]

Superb in his character - enjoyed the movie and then found North and South on You Tube and enjoyed that too.

[@knightleyemma]

The best thing re: "The Hobbit"- wider world will get to know THIS amazing actor!!!

[@CrazyUki777]

I hope so too! Richard would be perfect for that film.

[@SPCrosbysGirl87]

I completely agree!

[@vildanuseinova670]

Very Handsome man

[@tinnturps]

he did a good job

[@lenafaith99]

tall, dark, handsome

[@PattyHale]

Very fine....

[@approp]

Hope that simple movie he talks about at the end is Kenneth Branagh's Guernsey.

[@Redrosewitch]

Richard Armitage and Kenneth Branagh. Oh wow !! Let's hops so.

[@Poetic_Justice1962]

No better dwarf ever walked the hills of this earth. I mean his character. Armitage is hardly a dwarf.

[@TimeNeverSleeps1090]

Well that's good news! Yay! =)

[@giulymary]

oh yeah

[@donnarynn]

What in Durin's name is going on?! Gotta remember that one! XD

[@iradjyassini3885]

he is a dwarf!

[@MiddleEarthGal]

The one person who disliked this was the owner of that warg at 1:11

[@AwesomeMrAl]

well PJ did that one too. might've been a cameraman who worked on that film too?

[@jarvais56]

his voice was sexier as thorin for some reason. but i still love him lol

[@aleidas1000]

uncle thorin

[@GNee78]

if anyone can make a Dwarf sexy... it's him.

[@victoriasultana2968]

If you are weird, then so am I. I completely agree with you :)

[@peony.turtle]

and Aidan Turner's Kili, too.

[@TimeNeverSleeps1090]

I just read about that Batman news yesterday. I've never been huge fan of this genre of film, and RA becomes a comic-book hero? Definitely not. Of course if he decided to play the part I would watch. But I'm sure I wouldn't know what the movie's about, since it's not the movie I watch but it's Richard Armitage. :))

[@elsektorminero449]

muy buen video pero ojala supiera que dice...

[@depplover78]

why is he so damn good lookinggg?? :/

[@gmask93]

He is also 22 years older than me! guess we are both 19! lol but like you said!! who cares!!! ha ha XD

[@myra463]

You men should envy him, because we ladies are all madly in love with him. (Have been for years).

[@dreamingthrough]

Hottest dwarf ever. :)

[@Elyyzza]

I want to marry him too!!!

[@wizyasilupumbwe2497]

looks like jackman, he should be the next wolverine

[@grazielaalmeida8438]

and a bit like bradley cooper

[@rafalovex]

damn...he is so hot,awesome,beautiful,wonderful,lovely..MAJESTIC ;A;

[@kaylamontanez4238]

Ellemphriam Nill, forgive me if I spelled your name wrong. To tell you the truth, after about five months ago, I think I finally calmed my high temper down. I'm sorry I wrote those few comments to him as if he would find out I exist and maybe hate me now. I honestly didn't know he won't even notice I exist. Well if he didn't notice me yet after five months ago, I'm very lucky. I'm thinking to no longer see his videos anymore so far the best I can. I realize my violence on KZbin about him angered a lot of people, and now I understand though I don't really like him there's so many people who do. Don't worry, I'll try not to reveal too much of my honest feelings or go crazy anymore. I went crazy while I was tensed up, but I'm a little settled down now. I have my opinions and you have yours. But I guess my opinions don't really matter after all I did, and it certainly doesn't matter when it seems like everyone's a fan and maybe no one has a different opinion from them except me. I guess I have to like him even if I don't since everyone loves him, it seems like. That's probably just the way it has to be. Again, sorry about my violence in the past.

[@kaylamontanez4238]

Richard Armitage, if you ever find out I do exist in this world, I'm sorry about what I said. I was wrong to say I believed it isn't all about money in life. I was wrong to believe I can be myself. Maybe it really is all about being anyone but yourself. Maybe it's not about how you feel but about how you look. Richard I'm sorry I believed looks are not everything because they are. Celebrities rule over the whole world. Evil rules over good. Money is more important than love. I didn't agree with those idealities, but so far now I do. Forgive me of ever having faith in anything. I guess when some people say "never give up", I need to ignore them and learn to always give up. Women, except few, are just not successful. Most women are not strong enough in this world. So that probably means I also am not strong, not out or in. I guess I need to stop trying to conquer fear and impossibilities. I was also wrong to believe I can fix mistakes. I learned that there are many mistakes that are unfixable, which are fatal mistakes. Maybe that's why I need to stop believing in myself and believing in perserverence.

[@kaylamontanez8158]

I guess I was right after all. He IS ALL about money! I think anyone or any actor who's all about money is selfish and unfaithful. Nothing about Richard Armitage seems to impress me anymore, now I think of him as a really selfish person. He worked so hard on this movie just for the money, nothing more important to him!!! I'm thinking this is official now-I don't like Richard Armitage anymore!!!!! If anything, I feel ashamed not for the way I talked harsh about him cause of my heartbreaking disappointment, but for moments I've fallen in love with him for his looks and thought I loved him very much. I guess I was brainwashed by how in love I was with him and for his looks I loved him sooooo much for it!!!! But by now, I think I finally see the light-he's not so special like I thought he was, he's an asshole and an idiot, cause I HATE selfish men who obsess money, sex, and popularity instead of ever caring to be themselves deep down in their hearts!!!!!!! Oh wait, I forgot, Richard has no heart does he?!!! Just a mind of a sick pervert and a real disgusting bastard!!!!!!!!! You know what, I don't really care anymore if he ever will get upset with me or hate me for my comments, cause I'm very mad at him too, much stronger than he'd be!!!! Hopefully someday he'll eventually forgive me for it and for not being a fan of him, but me, it'll be super hard for me to forgive him. He's just the exact same thing like all the Hollywood actors, only he works in a different way from them. Nothing different much! I guess one of the things that broke my heart about him is that I thought he was different, but turns out not to be after all. I once thought maybe he's nice and not all about the money, but I turned out to also be wrong about that too, HE LOVES IT!!!!! Nothing else buys for him in his life and dignity at all other than just money!!! I think I'm finally starting to really get tired of him, he's sooooooooooooo out of my league, that's definitely for sure!!! Sometimes I wonder why on earth did I ever care so much about him in the first place!

[@juicejon1]

48 likes for 48fps

[@stars19735]

Ohhhhhh URRRG isn't he married?! SHIT!! I wanted thorin! o (TAT) o

[@ali_d19]

silvari NOPE SINGLE !

[@kaylamontanez8158]

Richard Armitage, I kind of get the idea that you'll probably be mad at me or hate me because of my comments, especially my last one somewhere in another video. But I don't really care, cause I've been feeling disappointed, mostly nine months ago! Not trying to hurt your feelings from my comments, but I have feelings also, and some disappointed thoughts of my own from time to time, as a person. As I already know, your fans seem to really love you no matter what you do and say or happens. However, I'm not that unwaveringly devoted as your fans. I'm the kind of person where if I love and admire someone, especially famous, I'd rather love them for who they are (if I do), after knowing them or being familiar with them, than to only love them for their looks because of not knowing them enough to even be a fan, and whoever that's famous I don't know of much, I wouldn't be so sure if I'd be a fan and love them, except for their style of acting, maybe. Sometimes I could like someone for appearances cause of not knowing a person, and after knowing the person, I then change my mind if something about the person upsets or disappoints me. Many people, especially women, probably already love you anyway. But I have had feelings of dislikes in the past, basically beyond appearances. I'm not into too much sexuality and sexual appearances. Though I understand the adulthood of it, most visuals still disgusts me, cause to me, it's mostly inappropriate. I can't change who you are Richard, but to be honest with you, I don't like it! Why do you like exposing visuals of sexuality so inappropriately?!! And why do you like playing "bad guy" all the time, especially when given a "good guy" role?!! I understand some of your purposes of it, but why all the time?!! It just doesn't make sense to me!!!!! Is it because you're doing all this for money and fame?!! Let me tell you something- I'm not for money and it doesn't have to be all about money?!! When will you ever be yourself?!! I heard somewhere in a video, you said you don't like being yourself cause you don't want to look so much like it in the movies. But what's soooo wrong, for you, to be yourself in real life whenever you're off-screen or at least when you're at home?!! Doesn't anything matter to you other than just looks?!!! Believe it or not Richard Armitage, looks certainly don't have to be everything, especially to me it's not everything!!! Are you a really huge fan of war?!! To let you know, I'm not into war, such as movies or films you've done in the past like Strike Back. If you truly want me to be a fan and like you as a person, you seriously need to stop thinking that being yourself is such a bad thing, and being yourself in the real life without trying to be cool all the time might get me to like you, especially for who you are! If being cool and about money and fame is who you are and what you choose best in life, then that's basically why I still and maybe will keep disliking you underneath your handsome looks! And about months ago before November or even October last year, I did like you Richard, cause I used to think you cared at least a little bit of being yourself, and I thought you were cute-looking and very attractive, to me, too! But for you to like being anything but yourself and caring a lot about fame turned my eagerly loving and positive feelings for you upside down!! Don't you care about anything?!! Doesn't anything within the inside matter to you?!! Richard, I wish you could open your heart sometimes and care especially about feelings, cause I just can't seem to see that in you!!!! I wish I could still love you, like how I felt before knowing you. Cause long in the past, I actually didn't know you at all, and back then I thought you cared from deep within other than on just fame! But for some reason, to me, you don't seem to be as kind, honest, and loving as I used to think of you!

[@Ellemphriem]

Sweet lord you are in every single interview of him aren't you? I don't want to hurt your feelings but he doesn't know you exist and no comments in here would hurt his feelings. I dare assume he never read a single one. So why don't you cool it a little bit...it's for your own good...this is kind of psychotic. I mean i am heavily starstruck with him...but this...your thing...is obsessive.

[@starkmuffin]

BUT HE HAS SUCH NICE THIGHS??????

[@kaylamontanez8158]

Sometimes I think to myself having my last laugh when some young girls who really like him in this certain way might think,"I can't believe how sexy he is! He so sweet and gorgeous!", while I'm really thinking like,"I can't believe how sexy he really thinks he is--HE'S SUCH A JERK and an obsessive freak!!!!!"