Daily Record 24 Oct 09
The Daily Record has an interview with Richard Armitage this morning in which we get an interesting insight of what life was like before he landed more significant roles in television. This experience affects his current work ethic: “But I always feel somehow it’s going to be taken away from me so I work when I can. When you struggled with work as I did when I left drama school you make hay when the sun shines.”
He also talks about the ever-changing scripts that are part of working life on the set of Spooks: “When I first came on board, Peter Firth said to me this is what happens and you have to learn to run with it. You’ve got to be able to learn lines and some very dense political jargon very quickly – it’s quite a workout for the brain.”
The online article is here.
Bernie from C19 has very kindly given us permission to post the scan from the printed edition of the Daily Record. Click on the images below to enlarge.
A complete list of all Spooks articles and interviews can be found on our site here.
5 Responses to “Daily Record 24 Oct 09”
October 25th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
There are times when every actor goes through rough patches and work is scarce, so he does right to be apprehensive about turning down work. (As long as he doesn’t do any old rubbish!) It may not seem possible at the moment but there is always the chance that work will dry up, especially in these economical times, so to make sure you have a few bob put away for a rainy day seems the sensible thing to do in my mind. Hopefully Richard will always appear on our TV screens but many an actor has come unstuck when money comes flooding in and spend money as quick as they can earn it. He’s obviously got a bit of nouse! Good on him!
October 25th, 2009 at 7:13 am
Actually, I meant he shall never want FOR work again. I certainly hope he will want to continue to bring us all those wonderful performances!!
October 25th, 2009 at 3:40 am
Richard is such a fine and dedicated actor, and I have a feeling now that he has been well and truly discovered, he will never want to work again. I think all the struggles and frustration he has gone through just make him a better, stronger human being. I wish him all the success and career satisfaction possible . . . and thank him for all the wonderful moments he has given me with his performances.
October 24th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
I will always love you Richie, no matter what, keep shining
October 24th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
I hope RA realizes that he has a lot of fans who love him and his work and we all hope he has no more struggles. The wait has been worth it. We all wish him a happy and successful life.