Ju jitsu is very Buddhist. All that we fear we hold close to ourselves to survive. So if you’re drowning and you see a corpse floating by, hang on to it because it will rescue you.
TOM HARDYJu jitsu is very Buddhist. All that we fear we hold close to ourselves to survive. So if you’re drowning and you see a corpse floating by, hang on to it because it will rescue you.
TOM HARDYMaybe it’s a little ambitious of me to presume that no matter how big the film is, that I can always go down to the shop to buy a pint of milk.
TOM HARDYMy job is to show and tell. If I get better at showing and telling then presumably I get hired more.
TOM HARDYThe Long Red Road is a story about alcoholism and dysfunction and tragic tale of a man who’s trying to drink himself to death on an Indian reservation in Dakota. It was written for me, so it’s something I would love to do.
TOM HARDYIt doesn’t matter who you are. What matters is your plan.
TOM HARDYI love dogs. Like, A LOT. They’re my favorite animal. Ever.
TOM HARDYI guess if I had fifty million dollars I could spend more time at home.
TOM HARDYThe lack of carbohydrates can make you a little crazy.
TOM HARDYI like to be other people, not me. And when you’re on the red carpet, it’s like, ‘Here’s Tom Hardy.’ I don’t want to be me. That’s why I play other people.
TOM HARDYIf I am duly compared to Marlon Brando at all, well, I can only think of The Teahouse of the ‘Shanghai Noon,’ that they’re comparing me to that!
TOM HARDYIf you look round Hollywood there’s no end of white smiles and six packs. Long lines of beautiful people lining up to be incredible on film.
TOM HARDYI had a huge imagination. My granddad says I was a bit of a Walter Mitty character.
TOM HARDYI hate publicists and publicity. But I love the people.
TOM HARDYThe only thing I can do is wipe my arse, brush my teeth, turn up and do the best work I can.
TOM HARDYThere’s an abundance of exposure when you start working in American films. Inevitably you become a brand and that has to be controlled.
TOM HARDYI have to make my bones with Hollywood to get in. And when I do maybe I’ll metamorphose from Mr. Muscles or whatever it is I am now and become an irascible tosser.
TOM HARDY