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.
TOM HARDYWe’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.
More Tom Hardy Quotes
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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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It doesn’t matter who you are. What matters is your plan.
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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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I’m just getting settled as a responsible man – but if you split the elephant into little mouthfuls it will be fine.
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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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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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There’s always a certain pride in getting the job done properly.
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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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Whatever character you play, remember they are always doing something they are not just talking.
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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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I had a huge imagination. My granddad says I was a bit of a Walter Mitty character.
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The lack of carbohydrates can make you a little crazy.
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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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My job is to show and tell. If I get better at showing and telling then presumably I get hired more.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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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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Online dating is cool but I think Myspace and Facebook is a little bit off key.
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I have a very busy head. I have inside voices that I have learned to contain.
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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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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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I love dogs. Like, A LOT. They’re my favorite animal. Ever.
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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 guess if I had fifty million dollars I could spend more time at home.
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