Richard Armitage interview on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight

[@fabulousmyriad267]

I'm so glad Richard did his homework and genuinely admires Tolkien as an author and person. He deserves the role of Thorin and continues to do it justice.

[@PaddySnuffles]

He seems to always take his roles really seriously no matter how small (which is what a great actor should do). And fans getting to be in something they love always turns out amazing in my opinion (the Star Trek reboot, Tennant & Capaldi as the Doctor, etc) because they know the story and the fanbase (what with being a member of it) :)

[@danijela790]

I love this man. He is a complete character. Talented, smart, cultured, handsome, has charisma and a voice that thrills me. A man who does not like to expose and there is so much which deserves attention. I enjoy to see him, hear and follow all of it.

[@technochocolate123]

His sense of humor is so gentle, it just makes me want to smile till my face splits in half. And the way he is obviously so bashful about his sex appeal is simply irresistible!

[@TheAngelgirl1992]

I am so glad that finally everyone in the media will realize the precious gem of an actor Richard Armitage is. There is no arguing that lately the average actor/actress barely can act. On the other hand to see such a great actor like Richard being pushed aside for them is actually very frustrating. But finally... finally he is getting the fame he deserves for his acting. Congratulations Richard Armitage :)

[@Carlos-pc7od]

He would have been the perfect Bruce Wayne. Damn you, Affleck.

[@AceTheSkylord]

Carlos 123 Agreed, but to Affleck's defence, he is probably the best thing in the DCEU right now

[@ascier6150]

I totally agree with Richard Armitage is a perfect Batman

[@Pouscat]

Wow this is the best interview I have seen yet with him! It felt like Strombo gave him room to really talk!

[@linajurgensen4698]

I always thought the perfect man doesn’t exist. But here he is Richard Armitage.

[@BlankCanvas88]

He's the only person I know of who has mentioned the fact that Tolkien was a devout Christian & actually had something positive to say about it...that takes a lot of courage. My respect level has just gone way up.

[@amandarosebud8207]

he is so smart, and VERY attractive.

[@TheBettay]

I first saw Richard Armitage in North & Sourth and never left! What an incredible actor!

[@dorrusuta9507]

Richards voice 😍😍😍

[@ladycplum]

His parents should be proud they raised such a lovely, decent, humble man. So thank you, John and Margaret Armitage!

[@margarettaylor308]

He took it really well, the fan vid. There is an artist on deviantbart that got to meet him & he signed one of her drawings of Thorin. The artist said he was great about. Loved it. He seems pretty cool about his fans.

[@TheJenyaZ]

Best most genuine host ever!

[@westlifeinhearts]

he is beyond sexy in every way

[@alyssacollinwood2386]

Um ok

[@hotchowpao6132]

yess

[@winterwolf211]

'travel safe' 'travel safe' My name is Richard Armitage and I'm from England. Then the cast laughs at him but he just stands there and takes the it seriously despite being laughed at. I find that so endearing, how is he not married already!

[@AdirondackRuby]

This has to be the best interview about The Hobbit I've seen. Richard gets to show off his knowledge and the host is great too. Well done.

[@dnrrobinson]

great interview.........Richard is so eloquent. George rocks too

[@trueolsenfan]

Thanks for posting

[@Mrswesford]

Oh goodness, I felt so embarrassed for him when that fan video was playing.

[@romana55]

I love his reaction to my fan vid 😍

[@trinisweetie87]

Check him out in a period piece called North and South - my sister loves it!

[@Jonchen100]

great Interview, I love it! Richard is so awesome

[@marinamkd]

And am I the only one who find a bit of clumsy quality about him? :)

[@amandarosebud8207]

you defiantly are not. my gosh his voice is amazing, and he is so tall! i cannot stop smiling as i watch this.

[@HartatySirait_hidamari]

marinamkd I think he's just a bit shy..

[@BlankCanvas88]

There's no other words that cause such tension as Jesus, Christ or Christianity, especially in Hollywood, that for him to even bring it up, much less in a positive light as "nobility expressed in kindness and mercy", it shows to me he's not afraid to express what he feels even if it means going against Hollywood expectations.

[@alyzu1]

I love this conversation! Less "How did it feel to wear the hair/costume/makeup" and more about what the story means, and the respect shown to the folks of New Zealand.

[@309633246]

yes and I hope to see him in more films, particularly as Mr. Darcy in an adaptation of Pride & Prejudice? I can always dream!

[@hungondarcy]

RA Central...how could I not subscribe??

[@vavadarcy8817]

Lovely interview, I love it when he's both shy and funny :-)

[@AnnaPresman]

Best interview I've seen so far. Finally, an interviewer who new what he was talking about.

[@Londonlady159]

Loved this interview!! Richard actually got to have some fun. Gotta love Strombo too!

[@shinobijubei]

oh thats it i HAVE to watch Robin Hood now... this man is just PERFECT.

[@QinforChin]

If you like Richard Armitage go watch his South and North. His Mr Thornton is charismatic~

[@sheshiechan]

I understood what you meant. :) I think it's part of the fact that he's an actor and wants to be seen as such but also the fact that his humbleness makes him uncomfortable at the sex symbol status. I think he is adorable and very well informed.

[@lili11grim9]

Loved when they showed him the video and he covered his eyes, I fell inlove again!

[@trueolsenfan]

Great Interview... : )

[@pokered44]

it's always so embarrassing when they show fanworks to actors... but he handled it well. smart guy and a brilliant actor.

[@LittleRed4]

I think I have that romana55 video in my RA playlist! Great interview. Really the best one of the lot and not the usual blather.

[@haiCnote]

my heart was his ever since north & south. be mine1!!!!!!

[@Liliana0601]

i loved him from North and south, i feel like a personal achievement that he finally be in a great movie so more people could love him... love RA

[@siennamargeaux8413]

I keep coming back to watch this. One of my fave interviews. Great questions and as usual, Richard gives well thought-out answers. *Sigh* I'm just gonna keep on watching old RA/Hobbit interviews till the DoS media blitz hits this year.

[@kaatyblue]

Oh my God. Yes. This has to happen!

[@ltn255]

I don't think I would've been able to keep my composure shaking his hand in the beginning, let alone interviewing him. The man is BEAUTIFUL.

[@gracebrady3162]

When his leg just does "a baby deer" when he tries to strangle George lol!

[@rhianrhina]

priceless!!! now we know how he'd react to a fan video :D Thank you George LOL

[@enk989]

ahhh... 💘

[@tungstenkid2271]

As a matter of interest Lisa Lam (the young lady whose body was later found in a hotel water tank) is said to be in the audience at 8:12 in the front row on the far right.

[@kaikey2733]

thank you so much.. i spent all last night reading every single post on her tumblr (even the tags she would edit) and i was trying to find this .. do you know where this was filmed? was it in Ontario?

[@tungstenkid2271]

@@kaikey2733 I'm in Britain so I don't know much about Canadian TV, you might pick up some clues from this WIKI bit- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stroumboulopoulos

[@5cheery]

LOL I love his reaction to the fanvideo :D and he has a beautiful laughter. Happy for his success!

[@angelesrios9524]

Really good And funny interview. LOL LOL .. . With the Red tie is very elegant...

[@nandinibhautoo6357]

What an intelligent handsome man!

[@lupillar]

voiceeeee beautiful!!

[@themisskaty92]

Every time I've seen this I can't help but to think about the person that made the fan video shown in this interview.. I wonder if they've seen it and what they thought when they saw Richard's reaction..... Any ideas?

[@siennamargeaux8413]

Yeah, it's going to be pretty grueling for him. I agree about the fan vid. That Speedo part still makes *me* blush every time. LOL. Nothing against fan vids, though. A lot of them, especially RA character fanvids (which I prefer), are well-crafted and fun to watch.

[@MayraLerma]

I'm in love!!!!

[@Morwenna95]

I love that man

[@sheshiechan]

When the video started playing I covered my face at the same time he did in sympathy. Mind you the fan video was deliciously delectable but I was so shy for him. (: It seems the growing trend is that these celebrities are more and more aware of what is out there...;o

[@MzFoRi3]

Naughty grass.

[@TheAngelgirl1992]

I mean there is a reason why it is said that his Mr. Thornton rivals against Colin Firth's Mr. Darcy.

[@ladylidya]

In my opinion, he could be a very good James Bond!!!

[@noramartinez2726]

Good lord he's so smart

[@autumnhobbit]

He mentioned Tolkien was Catholic! That makes me like him even more! No one mentions that. Yet it's so obvious in the Silmarillion.

[@rainbowarriors2]

Does anyone know the name of the song during the fanvideo? Thank you!

[@Zzzzzaschaaaaa]

Nnaaaaa, that leather jacket suits him better! ;)

[@infinite3joy]

he is so LOVELY!

[@oneyee]

Hear hear!!!

[@dreamingthrough]

For a second, I thought it said that it was an interview on George Stephanopoulos Tonight.

[@unknown00724]

I could listen to George and Richard all day, they are so damn cute! *-*

[@309633246]

I did see it and I fell in love with it. Best romantic ending ever!!

[@Kiririri71]

Richard not only is very sexy and cool, he's so sweet, charming, tender and also is an educated man...so flawless srlsly :') damn it, everyday I love more and more that man *faints*

[@hotcheeto2392]

Can't believe Elisa Lam was in the audience 😪

[@resurrection2288]

he is so mindful !

[@PJOandHOO1]

I'm doing the exact same thing, my friend. ;)

[@limonali]

Such a smart human being :)

[@marasidhe321]

He's beautiful!

[@creatifproduction]

OMG that last video. Strombo, you went there---! XD

[@Zzzzzaschaaaaa]

Someone pleeease make a petition "Richard Armitage - the new James Bond?" !!!!

[@Sadlullabiesdreamer]

Could someone PLEASE tell me what's the music playing at 9:03 while they're showing that fan video?? Please?? :)

[@Kiririri71]

Mr Armitage, sexiest man! 😍😍💙💖

[@Zzzzzaschaaaaa]

08:10 - when this interview about the Hobbit turned into Harry Potter...

[@chantelleblair2952]

I know Richard is 26 years older than me but omg he is so fine!!! Obsessed with the hobbit and lord if the rings as well always have been

[@taylhardatmaria]

John Thornton ❤❤❤

[@onedayautumn]

his so cute when his shy LOL

[@BrownieCin]

Does anyone know the name of that song played during the fanvid? Its not the original song. I'm losing my mind! I MUST HAVE IT! Please, anyone?

[@ladycplum]

I took one look a his mother and thought "OK, that's where the nose came from"

[@LadyDedlock84]

God, this man is smart.... in more ways than one.

[@FeatherSplit]

He just seems like such a nice guy...with a slight nerd tendency. But in a very endearing way:) He's just flat-out cute.

[@montylaloca7]

Personally, I'd rather see him as a Bond villain, but that could just be my twisted love of the bad guy and the fact that actors seem to have so much freedom with them.

[@HeartofaLionMU]

Does anyone know the song that plays during the fan video

[@teo4evermj]

HeartofaLion MU I searched for it everywhere, but couldn't find it :( I tried with Shazam even...

[@montylaloca7]

Personally, I was hoping they'd talk about the moonshine. Is it just like straight white lightning or are we speaking of smooth, dangerously flavored stuff like Midnight Moon? Enquiring minds want to know!

[@Assasengirl]

he's perfect.

[@montylaloca7]

Agreed, I watch the videos of the interviews with "Today" and such from US TV and I often find myself thinking, aside from groaning over the same bloody questions time and again, "Y'all are a bunch of creepers, aren't you?"

[@alyzu1]

And then the hats, lol! :)

[@AoibheannStateira]

LMAO "Has everyone else got a wizard hat?" *audience puts on their hats* "There's a lot of magic in this room..." Love it!

[@moriakorkos5536]

Richard *^*

[@eduardopassero47]

Elisa Lam in the audience at 08:00 and 08:12. Right side, the last one in the right.

[@jakebryan8448]

Eduardo Passero i saw that too bro. Its so crazy that that happened

[@eduardopassero47]

It's sad to know that her case still unsolved. Probably never will.

[@jakebryan8448]

Eduardo Passero one day well see the answers. Theres more footage of her sith two men giving her a box. If that ever gets released theres still a chance.

[@autumnhobbit]

AAAHHH

[@yiyang9561]

我是英国演员，李建军。大舅太帅了！

[@rachelramirez9262]

When??

[@fainnelu3750]

She was really flattered hehehe XD

[@PantomimePonyTail]

He is actually a funny guy. If Martin Freeman is not around :D He is always suppressed by Martin :)

[@JHsweeeeeeet]

Elisa Lam laughing at 8:12... RIP Elisa :-(