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 More Quotes by Tom Hardy More Quotes From Tom Hardy I wanted my dad to be proud of me, and I fell into acting because there wasn't anything else I could do, and in it I found a discipline that I wanted to keep coming back to, that I love and I learn about every day. Tom Hardy discipline dad acting I'd learned how to lie and manipulate from an early age so a combination of that, desperation, having to have my own fridge and my umbilical cord back... I had to go out into the world. Then some angel somewhere said: "Have you considered going to drama school?" And this sounded like the solution to all of my problems. Tom Hardy angel drama lying 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 being-the-best failing want 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 drowning buddhist floating There's always a certain pride in getting the job done properly. Tom Hardy pride done jobs Online dating is cool but I think Myspace and Facebook is a little bit off key. Tom Hardy dating keys thinking I think I had only been working nine months when I got Star Trek, and it was huge. It was very overwhelming. So that opened my eyes a bit at an early age, kind of how not be frightened when walking into a responsibility of something like villain in Batman, or a Hobbit, or whatever it is. Tom Hardy stars eye responsibility The lack of carbohydrates can make you a little crazy. Tom Hardy carbohydrates crazy littles 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 knowledge-of-the-world dog world My father came from an intellectual and studious avenue as opposed to a brawler's avenue. So I had to go further afield and I brought all kinds of unscrupulous oiks back home - earless, toothless vagabonds - to teach me the arts of the old bagarre. Tom Hardy home father art I play Xbox. I have a little boy to look after. I have dogs. You know, I have things to do. I would love to be able to sit down and watch something like a movie. I watch my own movies because I have to. Tom Hardy xbox movie dog I guess if I had fifty million dollars I could spend more time at home. Tom Hardy dollars fifty home I'm very sensitive. Because my mum was my primary emotional caregiver growing up, I found myself being pinned into dresses, darting her dresses, choosing her high heels for the evening or what to wear. I'm very much a mommy's boy. Tom Hardy growing-up emotional boys If you're lucky like me, your relationship with your brother has resolved itself on the peaceful side of the fence and has stayed there. But if you're someone who's got a family that's all fractured and finding it hard to relate, that's a very sad place to be. Tom Hardy peaceful lucky brother 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 nosey body people 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. Tom Hardy vanity doe people I spent my entire experience with Gary on Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy staring at him and not returning any lines because I think he's God. The second time on The Dark Knight Rises I was playing God, so I ignored him. Kicked him a bit, that kind of thing. Gary Oldman is one of my heroes, I did nothing but glean from him. Tom Hardy hero dark thinking 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 tossers bones hollywood Then there's your diet. You cut out sugars, fat, soy sauces... anything that's nice. Tea and coffee is replaced by boiling water with lemon. It's amazing how quickly you get into it. There's also herbal tea and a lot of water, obviously... about two litres a day. Tom Hardy cutting coffee nice 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 matter littles
