I truly think any preparation you do only helps and adds dimension and complexity to the work [as an actor].
Tom HiddlestonWithout revealing too much, there's a specific skill set you need to be in Loki's army - let me know if you have the qualifications.
Tom HiddlestonThe thing about running is, if I run in the morning before work, I feel like I'm ahead of the day. Whatever work I've done in terms of preparation or research or thinking about the scene or the character, it all kind of crystallizes in that moment in the morning. And sometimes I have the best ideas then.
Tom HiddlestonIf you play it straight it's funny - the best comedy is always played straight down the middle. The adjustment is understanding from the screenplay that a moment is hilarious.
Tom HiddlestonSince my education, I've done quite untraditional things. There are very few Etonians who went to Rada. And far fewer Etonians - certainly when I was there - went to Cambridge. I don't know whether it's the same now. Most people I knew went to Oxford, because it seemed more of an easy bridge.
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