“I did mega-training with ex-military men. I'd be in the gym for two hours after a 12-hour day on Spooks, and it was so hardcore I'd throw up. I stuffed myself with food and drank protein shakes to bulk up. I used to be a dancer, but I had to strap my weak ankles every day and strengthen my wrists so I could hold a machine gun. My body just wasn't up to it.” MenTwoBodyUsedHoursMilitaryTrainingGunWeakMachinesUsed To BeDancerShakesGymExesDrankProteinWristsAnklesHardcoreMachine GunsMegaMilitary Man Author:Richard Armitage
“I'm probably more of a new man. I'm not particularly alpha. 'Nourish and nurture' are my watchwords as opposed to 'search and destroy'.” MenNurtureAlphas Author:Richard Armitage
“Tolkien was, I believe, writing about his experience in the First and Second World Wars, where he would have spent a lot of time without any female contact. He was part of the fellowship of men who went to war, and I think, really, that's what he's writing about.” ThinkingMenWorldWritingFirstsBelieveWarI BelieveFemaleContactWar Of The WorldsFellowshipSecond World War Author:Richard Armitage
“As far as this citizen is concerned, the decision to commit men and women, who are also sons and daughters, to combat is an extraordinarily important one, and not to be done to just feel good; to be done to absolutely accomplish a mission.” MenFeelsImportantDoneMotherDecisionSonCitizensDaughterMen And WomenConcernedAccomplishMissionsCommitFeel GoodCombatSon And Daughter Author:Richard Armitage
“I think when I close my eyes what I think is 4,500 days or so, 4,250 I guess days, was long enough to give Iraq to come into compliance with the international order. And I think to myself how many Iraqi citizens died under the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein during those 4,200 odd days, and I think to myself how many more citizens of how many nations, the United States, Israel, or any other neighbor would die if Saddam Hussein went unchecked, though I am just grieved by the sacrifice of our brave men and women, but I think ultimately the greater good is served.” IfsThinkingMenGivingLongStatesEnoughEyeOrderDiesNationsUnitedUnited StatesGreaterSacrificeCitizensMen And WomenDiedBraveInternationalIraqIsraelNeighborOddRegimesBrutalSaddamHusseinBrave ManComplianceGreater Good Author:Richard Armitage
