Richard Armitage’s Q&A on Twitter 1- Q : Do you have any plans to do more theatre ? #AskThorin A : Yes, I met Yael Farber in New York, we have some projects…It will be a surprise. #AskThorin 2 - Q : Who’s your favourite band ? #AskThorin A : Today, it’s @bastilledan (Bastille) and @samsmithworld (Sam Smith) #AskThorin 3 - Q : What are your next projects ? #AskThorin A : “Pilgrimage”, a film in which my character is speaking 11th century French. 4 - Q : Do you actually speak French ? It would be cool ! #AskThorin A : A bit, like in “un peu de vin” #AskThorin 5 - Q : Who’s the naughtiest on set ? Martin Freeman or Ian McKellen ? #AskThorin A : As much as the other. #AskThorin 6 - Q : What are your favourite books, ones that you can read again & again ? #AskThorin A : I read “The Lord of The Rings” many times. I just finished “The Goldfinch” & it’s great. #AskThorin 7 - Q : How do you see yourself in ten years ? #AskThorin A : With ten more years & with Thorin’s face. 8 - Q : How heavy was it to wear this outfit ? #AskThorin A : It was the lightest of all the costumes but in order to wear it, it was necessary to use an electric drill. #AskThorin 9 - Q : What was the most useful, or bizarre, acting note Peter Jackson gave you ? #AskThorin A : Stop throwing up, get up & continue to fight. #AskThorin 10 - Q : What would Thorin say to French fellows ? #AskThorin A : “Allez-y !” (“Go for it”) #AskThorin 11 - Q : Take a Thorin selfie #AskThorin A : #Ask Thorin 12 - Q : If you were able to rewrite the ending of Tolkien’s book, how would you change Thorin’s fate ? #AskThorin A : I would ensure that he would pay more attention to his nephews on the battlefield. #AskThorin 13 - Q : What was your feeling after shooting your last scene ? #AskThorin A : Very moved, relieved & I went to the toilet. #AskThorin 14 - Q : Do you think you’ve got something in common with Thorin ? What is it ? #AskThorin A : We are both stubborn (like a pig). #AskThorin 15 - Q : Are you aware that Lee Pace sent us a sock picture yesterday and can you please tweet a picture of your socks too ? #AskThorin A : My socks today #AskThorin 16 - Q : If there was a pillow fight between Lee Pace and you, who would win ? #AskThorin A : Thorin, but the pillows would be full of bricks. #AskThorin 17 - Q : Wine or beer ? #AskThorin A : Wine, every time. #AskThorin 18 - Q : What’s your favourite Star Wars film ? #AskThorin A : The Phantom Menace, because I’m in it…somewhere #AskThorin 19 - Q : What is your greatest weakness ? #AskThorin A : I AM always right. #AskThorin 20 - Q : What are your favourite films, except the ones which you are in? some French films or not ? Thanks a lot #AskThorin A : “La Reine Margot” (1994) by Patrice Chéreaux #AskThorin 21 - Q : What do you and Thorin have in common ? #AskThorin A : The beard was real ! #AskThorin 22 - Q : Who is your favourite fictional character of all time and why ? #AskThorin A : Gollum ! One of my teachers imitated him as well as Andy Serkis #Ask Thorin 23 - Q : I See Fire or The Last Goodbye ? #AskThorin A : I see Fire #AskThorin 24 - Q : What do you want for Christmas ? #AskThorin A : No socks or after-shave, but please : an Aston Martin #AskThorin 25 - Q : You said “having more sense of humour”, do you think that before this adventure, you had none ? #AskThorin A : Yes, Peter & Martin taught me to laugh at myself. #AskThorin 26 - Q : Last played song on your iPod ? #AskThorin A : One moment, I’ll check… “Pompeï” by @bastilledan (Bastille) #AskThorin 27 - Q : What was the most difficult in the filming of The Hobbit ? #AskThorin A : The final battle #AskThorin 28 - Q : Your favourite French food ? #AskThorin A : Sugar pancakes and a glass of red wine. #AskThorin 29 - Q : “Loyalty, honour, a willing heart… I can ask no more than that” : can you tweet three of your most important values? #AskThorin A : Humour, compassion and empathy. #AskThorin 30 - Q : #AskThorin The best thing to do in France for you? A : Skiing in Haute-Savoie (region bordering both Switzerland & Italy) #AskThorin 31 - Q : #AskThorin A tie or a bowtie? A : I can tie a tie but not a bowtie. #AskThorin 32 - Q : Have you still got the BMW you bought years ago ? #AskThorin A : I brought it to New Zealand, it came back with me and now it is with my brother. #AskThorin 33 - Q : Favourite weapon to fight with in the movie ? #AskThorin A : Orcrist, legendary. #AskThorin 34 - Q : Gandalf or Galadriel ? #AskThorin A : Gandalf, at The Prancing Pony, with a beer. #AskThorin 35 - Q : Cooking or baking ? #AskThorin A : Eating. #AskThorin 36 - Q : Who’d win in a dance battle, you or Thorin ? #AskThorin A : No idea, but I would pay a lot of money to see that. #AskThorin 37 - Q : What’s your deepest fear ? #AskThorin A : Deep water… and Japanese horror films. #AskThorin 38 - Q : Do you know how to play any musical instrument ? #AskThorin A : Flute, violin (he means cello), guitar… but not all at the same time! #AskThorin 39 - Q : What did you like the most about working with Peter ? #AskThorin A : He has the imagination of a child and a cup of tea which is never finished. #AskThorin 40 - Q : What’s your favourite TV show ? #AskThorin A : I just finished Fargo, it’s the best TV show I’ve watched these past ten years. #AskThorin 41 - Q : Can you tell a joke ? #AskThorin A : One moment, I’m looking for “jokes” in Google. #AskThorin 42 - Q : Suicide Squad casting has been revealed yesterday, if you had to play a superhero in a film, who would you choose ? #AskThorin A : The Invisible Man #AskThorin 43 - Q : An actor you admire ? #AskThorin A : Michael Fassbender #AskThorin 44 - Q : What was your childhood dream job ? #AskThorin A : I’m doing it at the moment… The Hobbit! #AskThorin .