(Cover) - EN Movies - Tom Hiddleston admits he “cried” at Tom Hardy’s performance in Warrior.
The actor has been rising through the ranks of Hollywood with roles in a number of critically acclaimed movies including War Horse, Thor and Midnight in Paris.
Tom is thrilled to be recognised as an emerging British talent alongside the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom.
“If I’m a part of it, I’m flattered. It’s interesting, because I used to look up for inspiration, like every actor does, to people like Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Ken Branagh… Now I look sideways. I worked with Benedict Cumberbatch on War Horse, then he went off to do Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. He was so good. I was so proud to call him my friend — it’s one of the most electrifying performances by an actor this year. Tom Hardy — he’s doing things that I think no British actor has ever done. His performance in Warrior was visceral, pure and muscular, and it made me cry,” he told Shortlist magazine.
“Michael Fassbender has had an annus mirabilis with A Dangerous Method and his studio breakthrough in X-Men: First Class, where, hands down, he and James McAvoy were the best things in it. His work is just astonishing. Anyway, there is this new generation of interesting people — Felicity Jones, Craig Roberts, Andrea Riseborough. I guess when you’re inside something it doesn’t feel like a movement. I’m just putting one foot in front of the other, trying to make the best choices that I can.”
Tom thinks it’s “great” that his generation of actors are breaking new ground. The 30-year-old star says somebody’s background doesn’t determine their ability to be a great performer.
“About five years ago, very quietly, in a back room in Hackney, the rulebook got torn up. The thing about film is, it captures the truth — but it also captures falsity. If you’re pretending, it’ll look like bulls**t. Performance on film is all about authenticity,” he explained.
“If somebody is absolutely right for the part, it doesn’t matter whether they were found in the Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art or in a train station.”
© Cover Media
