From a free London magazine called The City Magazine, an interview with Tom Hardy (a couple of the quotes are eerily similar to another interview, so I’m not sure where these quotes actually come from. I think they’re real, but it’s a little weird…). Here are all the quotes from Tom:
“I think people who have a certain image of me are quite surprised when they find out where I grew up, where I came from. But it’s not about where you’re from - it’s about where you are now.”
“There was forever this feeling of guilt and shame about being privileged. It took me years to be okay with being from East Sheen, growing up around people’s carriers and cardigans and the deer in Richmond Park. It took me ages to accept that going to a public school was alright.”
“I mightn’t have taken it as seriously as I should have at the time, but the drama school is where I reined myself in. It was where I learned I could be really good at this.”
“Chris [Nolan] and I understood each other from the beginning; the way he sees creativity is inspiring and brilliant. It was funny because, when The Dark Knight Rises came along, he thought I’d shy away and say no to Bane because I’d have to wear a mask for a few months. He wouldn’t let slip on anything else about the character, except that he was a bad guy. That was actually enough to provoke my interests! What’s cool is, as soon as you put it on, you become the character. It’s like when Christian puts on the bat suit, he becomes this superhero being. You don’t see the actor there anymore.”
“I always enjoy being an evil guy.”
[There’s not really a break in the schedule], if I’m honest. I’m no fool, I appreciate the stage I’m at now in my career and I feel I may as well make hay while the sun shines. I’ve got a family to provide for and I want to secure my son’s future, so if it means working flat out for however long, then I’ll do it. Every actor knows it’s not going to last forever.”
“My little boy lives mostly with his mum and I see him when I can. But I very aware that I’m a webcam father, which is not ideal. I don’t like to go more than three weeks without seeing my loved one, but it does take some juggling. Charlotte is so busy as well so, as is the case, she goes to one side of the globe, while I go to the other. It can be hard but you get by.”
“Well I certainly hope [to be in a weepy drama], but there have been no offers coming my way for that sort of thing, sadly. I want to be able to do everything with my career, but I know how it works and only a rare few have the opportunity to cover the spectrum of stories being told. Right now, I’m having a great time, and I’m not going out of my way to seek anything particular. I’m just enjoying the ride.”
