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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

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
Being an only child, I didn’t have any other family but my mom and dad really, since the rest of my family lived quite far away from London.
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Children Family Father Mother Myself Quite
You don’t step on stage to eat; you go there to be eaten.
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Deep Eat Stage Yourself
There’s always a certain pride in getting the job done properly.
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Job Perfection Pride
Whatever character you play, remember they are always doing something they are not just talking.
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Character Play Remember Talk Yourself
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.
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Compensation Feminine Oneself People Quality
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
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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Alcohol Death Love Myself Story Tragedy
The lack of carbohydrates can make you a little crazy.
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Crazy Yourself
I’m from a nice, suburban, middle-class family, but my tattoos remind me where I’ve been.
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Family Myself Place Tattoo
There’s an abundance of exposure when you start working in American films. Inevitably you become a brand and that has to be controlled.
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Abundance Brand Control Exposure Start Work Yourself
I 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.
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Imitation Myself People Play Yourself
I guess if I had fifty million dollars I could spend more time at home.
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Dreams Home Money Myself Time
I liked you better when you were drunk .
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Alcohol Better Drunk Myself
It’s much less daunting once you’ve put your foot on the road to it. I’m a notorious couch potato and I don’t like exercise. Half an hour of physical exercise, like jogging or fast walking a day is a start.
TOM HARDY

Day Exercise Road Start Walk Yourself
It doesn’t matter who you are. What matters is your plan.
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Existence Planning Yourself
I hate publicists and publicity. But I love the people.
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Hate Love Myself People Public
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!
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Compare Myself
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.
TOM HARDY

Director Greatness Myself Play Writing
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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Decision Drive Force Myself Opinion Treat
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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Failure God Hit Mark Myself Possible
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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Beautiful People Smile White Yourself
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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Dog Knowledge Myself Quite World
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 have a very busy head. I have inside voices that I have learned to contain.
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Head Learning Myself Voice
I love dogs. Like, A LOT. They’re my favorite animal. Ever.
TOM HARDY

Animal Love Myself
Maybe 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 HARDY

Ambitious Big Milk Myself Shop

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.

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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.

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