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I’m from a nice, suburban, middle-class family, but my tattoos remind me where I’ve been.

Tom Hardy

I set myself that decision, otherwise I’m driving an opinion at you, and I think that would be treating you like you’re an idiot. I don’t want to force-feed you my opinion.
TOM HARDY

Decision Drive Force Myself Opinion Treat
My job is to show and tell. If I get better at showing and telling then presumably I get hired more.
TOM HARDY

Better Hire Job Myself
I’m not a big guy anyway. I’m only, what, 150 pounds? I was 190 for ‘Batman,’ 179 for ‘Warrior.’ Films make you look big.
TOM HARDY

Appearance Body Yourself
I 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

Bone Connection Hollywood Myself
A lot of people say I seem masculine, but I don’t feel it. I feel intrinsically feminine. I’d love to be one of the boys but I always felt a bit on the outside. Maybe my masculine qualities come from overcompensating because I’m not one of the boys.
TOM HARDY

Compensation Feminine Oneself People Quality
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 HARDY

Buddhism Fear Hold Rescue Survival Yourself
Online dating is cool but I think Myspace and Facebook is a little bit off key.
TOM HARDY

Date Myself Social Media
We’re all flawed human beings and we all have a cauldron of psychosis which we have to unravel as we grow older and find the way we fit in to live our lives as best as possible.
TOM HARDY

Best Flaws Growth Human Live Mistake Old Possible Way
I’m going to fail to hit the mark I’ve put up before me because it’s not possible to hit it. I want to be the best at what I do so I’ve got to get over myself already because that’s never going to happen. I ain’t ever going to be God.
TOM HARDY

Failure God Hit Mark Myself Possible
I had no immediate knowledge of the world of Batman at all. I’m quite incubated. I just keep myself to myself and my dog.
TOM HARDY

Dog Knowledge Myself Quite World
I hate publicists and publicity. But I love the people.
TOM HARDY

Hate Love Myself People Public
There’s always a certain pride in getting the job done properly.
TOM HARDY

Job Perfection Pride
And I like people. I like to know what you’re really up to. I’m a bit of a nosey busy body. Why do they do the things they do? Why are they prepared to do the things they do to get what they want? When? Where? Who?
TOM HARDY

Body Curiosity Myself People Preparation
If 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 HARDY

Compare Myself
I had a huge imagination. My granddad says I was a bit of a Walter Mitty character.
TOM HARDY

Character Father Imagination Myself
I’m into parlor dramas. I’m into theatre. I’m trained for the stage. I trained to do Chekhov and Shakespeare, I was trained for the stage.
TOM HARDY

Drama Myself Stage Training

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