You don’t step on stage to eat; you go there to be eaten.
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.
More Tom Hardy Quotes
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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.
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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.
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It doesn’t matter who you are. What matters is your plan.
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I liked you better when you were drunk .
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Vanity is normal in performers. Does it bother other people? All the time. But nine times out of 10, that says more about them than you.
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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?
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Online dating is cool but I think Myspace and Facebook is a little bit off key.
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David Mamet we all know is a great screenplay writer and playwright and a great director. If you like him, you like him. If you hate him, you really hate him. He’s someone who’s into controversy, you know what I mean? That’s David Mamet.
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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.
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I’m an armchair psychologist, I suppose, and I like to kind of sit around and guess and pretend I know what’s going on.
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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.
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I hate publicists and publicity. But I love the people.
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I think it’s important that you always transform if you can. That’s what I was trained to do. You try and hide yourself as much as you can – that’s the key to longevity.
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I love people. People are lovely creatures. I’m one myself, so I love to see people happy.
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If 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.
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The only thing I can do is wipe my arse, brush my teeth, turn up and do the best work I can.
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The lack of carbohydrates can make you a little crazy.
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Whatever character you play, remember they are always doing something they are not just talking.
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The 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.
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I guess if I had fifty million dollars I could spend more time at home.
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I love dogs. Like, A LOT. They’re my favorite animal. Ever.
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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.
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There’s always a certain pride in getting the job done properly.
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Love is doing something you don’t want to do for someone you don’t particularly like at that moment.
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I’m from a nice, suburban, middle-class family, but my tattoos remind me where I’ve been.
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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.
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