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.

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!

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.

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 :)

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

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

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.

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

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

Richards voice 😍😍😍

he is so smart, and VERY attractive.

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

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.

Best most genuine host ever!

'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!

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

he is beyond sexy in every way

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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?

Thanks for posting

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

great Interview, I love it! Richard is so awesome

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Oh my God. Yes. This has to happen!

Great Interview... : )

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

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.

Nnaaaaa, that leather jacket suits him better! ;)

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.

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.

What an intelligent handsome man!

I love that man

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

ahhh... 💘

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

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

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

Good lord he's so smart

voiceeeee beautiful!!

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

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?

I'm in love!!!!

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

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

John Thornton ❤❤❤

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

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

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

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

Can't believe Elisa Lam was in the audience 😪

Hear hear!!!

he is so LOVELY!

Naughty grass.

He's beautiful!

Such a smart human being :)

he is so mindful !

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

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!

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

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.

his so cute when his shy LOL

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

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

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?"

Does anyone know the song that plays during the fan video

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

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.

When??

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

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

Mr Armitage, sexiest man! 😍😍💙💖

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*

AAAHHH

he's perfect.

Richard *^*

And then the hats, lol! :)

dangit, rich! why don't you just marry me NOW?!

Is that chair some kind of uncomfortable or something? :D

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

8:12 Elisa spotted