There's an abundance of exposure when you start working in American films. Inevitably you become a brand and that has to be controlled.
Tom HardyI'm here to challenge myself and to see whether I can shape-shift in an environment that's actually quite daunting, but which I think would be nice to shine a light into. The destination of any interesting drama is that you shine a light into a place that not many people know about.
Tom HardyIf 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.
Tom HardyI'm just getting settled as a responsible man - but if you split the elephant into little mouthfuls it will be fine.
Tom HardyI love people. People are lovely creatures. I'm one myself, so I love to see people happy.
Tom HardyThen 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 HardyI 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 HardyI 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.
Tom HardyStyle, I think, is panache. Who are you? What did you do today? And what are you worth to me? What do you have to offer the world? How did you spend your time today on this planet? How are you spending your time every second? What are you doing now? Are you alive, or are you somnambulant?
Tom Hardy