Lord Dragonfly has another new interview this week, this time with The Guardian. It’s a curious piece, because Tom talks directly about my biggest complaint about him: he is too earnest, too uncool, too cheeseball. Tom openly acknowledges that part of his personality, which… I guess I’ll give him credit for that. Apparently, he brought the Guardian journalist to his favorite pub, a “posh pub in north London,” and he and the journalist sat outside in the pub’s garden. The Guardian references pieces of the conversation without providing quotes, like apparently Tom loves Roger Federer, the Rolling Stones, a certain kind of beer, his costars and “the idea of having kids.” Sorry, Guardian, but I need the quote/receipts on Tom wanting kids! You can read the full piece here and here are some highlights:
He knows he’s not cool: “There’s just something very uncool about emotion. Is that right? Perhaps that’s not quite right … Passion is frequently uncool. And I’ve never been dispassionate for as long as I can remember. I’m so easily mocked. But that’s the reason I’m sitting in front of you.”
Whether life is beautiful or brutal: “You come into contact with both. You just have to respond the best way you can. Sometimes the brutality is humbling, and sometimes the beauty is surprising. It’s impossible to go through life without experiencing its random cruelty. But then, every day, there are so many things that are delightful. I’m not closed to any of it.”
A rigorous belief system: “I think people should be rigorous about what they believe in. The way I was taught was it’s just untenable to have an opinion you can’t back up. I think it’s very easy to adhere quite loosely to generalised opinions these days. I would never be so bold as to make a big public statement without making sure I fully believed in it.”
Equal pay for women in film: “It should be signed, sealed, delivered.”
Who he voted for in Britain’s last general election: “I won’t tell you that… I’m not in the business of being politically divisive. I don’t want to set a precedent. It’s a private matter”.
What he believes in: “I believe in kindness. I believe very profoundly in that. I believe in bravery and courage, in being true to your word … Very unfashionable. I have tried with all of my power for there not to be any inauthenticity. There is no version of me presented to you that’s been created or is artificial. The people I’ve always respected have an integrity that is unassailable.”
His obsessed fandom: “[It’s] an odd experience. But I won’t be the first person to have thought that. I’m only in control of my own integrity. I’m accountable for everything I’ve done and I understand that. Everything else is out of my control”.
His new year’s resolutions. The ones he hasn’t kept: “No smoking” (“I did a bit when I played Hank. A stupid idea”); “Buy some new clothes” (I’ve seen his jacket on this press tour a fair bit); “Be on time for everyone” (he apologises again for his lateness). The ones he has: “Bleed less” (“I mean that literally. I have a habit of getting hurt. I got a big gash on my head when I was doing Coriolanus”); “Be careful of social media. It’s undermining and confusing.” And this one: “You’ve made a habit of playing so much outside your comfort zone it’s become comfortable. Your comfort zone’s what you’re frightened of.”
Do you think he voted for the Tories? Damn, bruh. I actually don’t think Tom is a Tory. He was probably raised in a Tory-friendly household but it just seems like his personal politics are probably a shade more socialist. Also: why is it so funny to me that one of his New Year’s resolutions was to “bleed less”? He’s like a rom-com heroine, a klutz who is always falling down and bashing their heads. He’s earnest and yearning and publicly apolitical and he wants babies (???). God, he totally IS a rom-com heroine. Tommy Hiddles’ Diary. Hiddles, Actually. You’ve Got Hiddles.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
I like the interview but as I posted on the other thread, I do wonder when it was actually conducted. He’s been doing press stuff since SDCC, maybe even a little before after TNM wrapped; the picture with the interview could have been taken any time within the last 3 months; there’s not a single statement or question about any of the three films he is promoting, two of which are summarized but the summaries could have been inserted at any time; the BFI appointment isn’t referenced at all, not even inserted at the end where the release dates of the movies appear; why ask about a vote in an early May election or New Year’s resolutions during an interview in September/October; and as far as those resolutions go – he does seem to have obtained some new clothes and he refers to smoking on ISTl as something fairly recent when, at this point, it was 10-12 months ago.
But I do like the interview and the veranda and meadow are ready for whichever refreshments you require.
Oh, today is High-Rise at LFF so photo-call pictures will probably start popping up soon!
Being a complete mizzog, I neither know nor care when that interview was done – but you made me curious so I read the whole thing. Still don’t know. Although, they were in a pub garden in Britain. Rainy, cold, Britain. So it might have been a while ago.
Made me laugh in that the journo’s put in all those hints about how careful and cautious he is to say precisely the right thing (ie what will get a good piece and not so much what is true and honest) and then ends up liking him anyway.
Which is pretty much how I see the Tomster. Public face is pretty much fake. But the private one lurking behind all the endless curation of his ambition is actually pretty nice.
Not so much fake perhaps as “you aren’t entitled to know more about me”?
london hasn’t been that cold and rainy recently, except for this week. but even if it was raining it wasn’t cold.
I don’t think people have an issue with his being emotional or kind. I think the real issue is that he wants to have the reputation as one who wears his heart on his sleeve– without actually having his heart on his sleeve or taking any chances. Enthusiasms aside, he is in fact extremely calculating and careful about his image, and hyper-aware of what others might think. He always seems to be tryin too hard, and this gets tiring. I like him, but I would like him more if he would just relax and not care so much about how he is perceived or put so much energy into managing that perception.
Miss Jupitero, I couldn’t agree more.
That being said, I’m enjoying these interviews that go beyond the junket questions/boilerplate answers.
It’s just all a bit weird for me, Miss J. We seem to have an intricately crafted and calculated nice guy image. Behind that, there seems to lurk a different but also pretty nice real guy. So why bother with the crafting? Especially considering that I just found out that this level of image control costs actors about £4k per month. (I’m still not over the shock of that! LAK laughed at my naivety!)
Ack. I dunno. Nor care much. Because LEGS and I can ignore the rest. Perhaps it’s some Britisher thing of being embarrassed of ambition? Americans think ambition is cool. Britishers tend to see it as uppity. Perhaps it’s something like that.
And I roll my eyes at his refusal to talk about politics. Can you imagine what a loss it would be if, for example, Mark Ruffalo acted this way?
If you actually care about something FOR REAL, OPENLY care about it, say what you goddamned think and stop worrying about what other people might think of you or how it will affect your friggin’ box office draw, or whatever it is he really values.
THAT is real emotion, that’s reality, and this kind of emotion is something I absolutely respect.
And Sixer, I too think that he is in fact a nice guy– I do not see why he needs all this heavily controlled PR polishing. It is so much less effort to just be oneself.
To me the journalist’s tone and attitude toward Tom seems to be a bit fluctutating. And that’s exeactly what makes it an interseting piece. I found the general election part quite funny. That must be the best answer Tom could bring, but still it made me laugh.
PS and OT (sorry)
Nutballs – a new BBC show to look out for update! I’ve just finished watching Doctor Foster, a 6-parter in which a successful woman starts to suspect her husband of having an affair and tries to get to the truth. So she is the victim. But, as the series goes on, she also turns out to be not that nice a person herself. Good study of deceit and finding sympathy for a rather unsympathetic central characters. Suranne Jones played a blinder. Not usually my cup of tea, relationship stories, but this one was acted so well, I got really into it.
Miss Jupitero are you in the US because that would explain your views on Tom and politics. Given his very (over) well documented background, whatever said his politics were he would get crucified in the UK. He is wise and entitled to keep that to himself.
I don’t think it’s carefully crafted image in so much as it’s protecting his privacy and thoughts. He wants to talk about his work and career only, and in rare times share something more “him” like the new years resolutions. I agree that there is a nice guy lurking under there, but this other “nice guy” is there to protect his private interests. He said in a different interview that the less people know about him, the better because it’s easier to believe the characters he plays. I think that is true. I recently really enjoyed two of his new films because…well we only know this “other nice guy”. It’s my personal preference, but usually I actually prefer to know very little about actors I like because I’m more interested in their careers. I do the same for a handful of actors I like. I made the mistake of knowing too much about the other brit and now when I watch him, I see him and not the characters he play.
Neutral, I just don’t buy it. He is entitled to keep anything he wants to himself of course, but I don’t believe he would truly be “crucified,” and I think he is trying to do two conflicting things– promote himself as someone who is genuine, spontaneous, and passionate while at the same time working very, very hard to manage the perceptions of others. It comes across as very slippery and politic– and unnecessarily so. He is a champion at talking a lot while saying very little, and I can’t think of *anyone* else who is like this to the same extent, in Britain or the US. In the end, it all just sounds like a lot of gush, which is sad because I think he could do better if he were less self-conscious. I don’t need him to drive a tank as Westwood did, but I would put her forward as an example of someone who really does have great passions and is fearless at wearing her heart on her sleeve.
Yes, I am based in the US, but I have also lived in Turkey, and part of my childhood in Ireland.
Part of my crankiness comes from reading interviews with Mark Ruffalo today and noticing how effortless genuine he is about everything he cares about. there is plenty of room for that.
Sixer, thank you! Sounds like something I’d like. I’ll keep an eye out for it.
I am not Brit. But I bet if Hiddles answered to the question, his answer must have been discussed thoroughly everywhere. If it had been for a worthy cause, he could have answered in a slightly different way. I dont’ think he will flatly refuse to comment on questions related to young actors and the tuition of the British drama schools. His answers might not be satisfactory, but he will say something.
But what is the purpose of that particular question? His answer does not change anything at all. The journalist’s question was purely an effort to check how guarded Tom is. I guess both the parties knew it and Tom answered in an appropriate manner.
But shouldn’t a PUBLIC face be fake? Or different from the private one at least?
Honestly, how many people here behave the same at work with colleagues and bosses, and the same at home with your family or when your alone with your best friends having a drink?
Don’t you change your face and demeanor every time? I know I do.
Any smart person who has to be in the eye of the public will NOT reveal anything private or of substance about themselves.
@A.Key, you are making really valid points. Additionally, the position he just accepted with the BFI is basically a lobbyist/fundraiser type job. Sure, some development agent will be doing the heavy lifting, writing proposals, seeking out where the big money is but he’ll be the one asking “pretty please” and sometimes that can get really political and diplomacy is necessary. An ideal person for that type of work is usual someone with a great deal of polish and no controversy. It is difficult to ask someone you just slammed in the press for funding.
In Europe, we have secret elections. Nobody are entitled to know the political affiliations of others, especially strangers. To imply that an actor, of all people, is fake because he politely refuses to spill on private matters, and because he curates an attractive public image ( which clearly incorporates many elements of his actual personality and interests btw ) is not fair.
I love Mark Ruffalo but his constant politicking can become repetitive and sometimes I want more about the man-not saying who you vote for is perfectly acceptable in the UK .
Lilac, I’m pretty sure the interview is recent August at the earliest. Jeremy Corbyn is brought up and he was barely known outside politics until about 2 months ago. Also interviews like this are scheduled to tie in with film releases.
Catherine, I’m quite familiar with the timing of interviews for film promotions, thank you. Several members of my immediate and extended family work in the media. I didn’t infer that the interview was done in May or June.
OK sorry just trying to be helpful, yeesh.
I agree with you Catherine. I checked the journalist’s name and found who he is. He is the guy who asked Tom about the dog meat in TIFF press conference and he disliked HR because he thought the film trivializes some important messages of the novel. So it is likely that the journalist noticed Tom’s performance in HR and ISTL and did the interview after TIFF.
Yet I don’t think the timinig of this interview matters much. Tom will say pretty much the same things and the interviewer seems to be interested in Tom as an actor and person rather than particular works including HR.
I’ve no clue when the interview was done, but the photo that accompanies it is from TIFF – specifically a press conference at the Royal York for I Saw the Light.
I am really looking forward to seeing Doctor Foster. I have loved Suranne Jones since her “barren Karen” Corrie days. Have you seen her in Scott & Bailey, she is da shizz.
Gingerly there have been some very inaccurate reviews of High Rise who seem to see it as a snow piercer not a what happens when a community breaks down for what ever reason -there is a touch of the class system but his focus was on personal break down
@gingerly
totally agree about the journalist, he did a very bad hack job on High Rise and the only intelligent question he came out with was eating dog. I think if Tom realised he probably wouldnt have wasted 2 hours of his time in a pub.
I thought the Guardian article rubbish to be honest. Not, to their usual standards at all. Mind you the Guardian has slipped a lot recently.
Delete.
I find him refreshing. It’s nice to see a man with passion and emotions.
Me too. He’s just too lovely, and it comes off in a genuine way.
I know that people frequently mock Tom for being a Golden Retriever, but as someone often described as a Labrador personified, I admire that. I don’t understand why kindness, a sense of humour, self-deprecation and positivity are considered negative personality traits.
And why should he have to say who he voted for? The ballot booth and box are secret for a reason.
Anyway, I have made a lovely blackberry and apple crumble for the veranda.
Im not a full Dragonfly but I do agree I’d rather watch him bouncing about playing the game (and even cringing at times) than sitting there begrugingly with a pissy attitude doing promo as if someone if holding their family hostage. Or someone in the middle, basically someone who doesnt act like their above promo work
*they’re..bloody hell
If he turned into a whiny bitch like Daniel Craig then we’d all be worried
At least Daniel Craig says something. Hiddles is maddening.
Ooooh, that crumble smells so good! Do have a seat on the glider while we wait for LFF photocall pictures for High-Rise.
He isn’t the only self deprecating guy with a sense of humour. My bea Charlie Hunnam is but he doesn’t come across as desperate for attention as Tom.
Tom is harmless so I don’t mind him but his fans are too much.
agreed. there are plenty of self deprecating actors with a sense of humour (especially the self deprecating thing is very british) but not all of them come across as needy of attention as hiddleston. i’m always divided about him btw, because he does come across as a nice guy but too try hard.
his fans are as annoying as bcumb though.
I’ve got nothing against him, he hasn’t done anything bad but he is so desperate to be liked and that’s not attractive, it’s pure insecurity. That of course is typical for most actors but he is like that all the time.
Because he never comes over snarky why does that make him desperate to be liked? I have known someone for years whom I have never heard say a bad word about anyone. She doesn’t come across as desperate to be liked, just a much nicer person than most of us are.
Charlie Hunnam wont stop moaning about 50 Shades of Grey. He has done a ton interviews this year and it’s all been about having to turn down 50 shades, moan moan, moan. Believe me, Charlie ‘always got my kit off’ is very hungry for attention these days. His private life though is wrapped up tight.
And, saying all that, i love Charlie.
@scone
I agree. I never paid much attention to him, but I found this interview very charming. And I have a male friend that I describe as a Labrador puppy. I love the way he greets everyone and everything with such openness and enthusiasm.
Crumble, please! I’ve too much on to cook much today. I do have clotted cream to share, however. That gets me a bowlful, right?!
Yes, a bowlful and seconds if you would like. Would you like tea or coffee with your crumble or something more, uhm, spirited?
Tell you what. I also have some of last year’s sloe gin left. Shall I break it out?
Oh yes, do! Yummy!
I have to finish writing a brief today on an absurd case. I think being buzzed on sloe gin will definitely help.
I’ve got a social science paper to edit. YAWN. I could run riot on it if I were tipsy!
I need something to mellow me out so I don’t submit something to the court declaring opposing counsel to be an insufferable prat better suited for a career writing telenovelas, whose client is a racist liar, seeking to pad his pension by hurling ludicrous accusations against his co-workers, all of which the employer can refute with video evidence. Which is exactly what I wrote in the draft yesterday. But with more sarcasm. More sloe-gin, please?
GIVE ME THE CLOTTED CREAM AND NO ONE GETS HURT!
While you’re at it, might as well give me The PuddleTom too. I have a game for him to play with me that involves the cream.
Here, have a double!
My whinge is wet-behind-the-ears, halls-of-academia wannabes should have no business writing recommendations for social policy on the back of small sample qualitative research. Unless, unfortunately, they are paying me to correct their grammar and change everything from passive to active voice.
ETA: Bloody hell! Nutballs has gone clotted-cream-terrorist on us. Alert! Hostile! 12 o’clock! Dive! Dive!
Mark has set loose the dogs and is aiming the fire hoses at The Clotted Cream Terrorist in an attempt to save both Tom and the cream. And I’m really stabby – I learned from Eve.
@Sixer, opposing counsel is enamored of passive voice too. PRAT!!
Passive voice sucks monkey rude bits.
Watch out, Nutballs. We’ve got your number!
Sixer,
I’ve got the Hiddles and he’s eaten the last of the cream. Off my biscuit.
He’s headed back to house now. He may need someone to peel his shirt off and wash him down. He’s a bit sticky.
Tom is all clean, booted, suited, at LFF and displaying LEGS! His gift to me for dealing with this absurd case.
Also just received a lovely gift of a recording of the racist employer detailing how he was setting up co-workers. With lots of racist statements and swearing. Twit opposing counsel told the judge she should listen to the recordings but clearly never bothered to ask his client what he actually said. I love quoting swear words in legal documents. It is so liberating.
Oops, that should read “racist employee”. I chanted “monkey rude bits” whilst editing my brief.
I agree Scone.
Shall I bring a dish of clotted cream to go with the crumble? Or maybe some lumpy custard? Would you budge up on the glider Lilacflowers, so I can perch on the end?
Either would be lovely, antipodean. I’m rolling about on the floor so the glider is all yours.
It’d be interesting to know how life has been brutal and cruel to this posh Eton educated high money child.
Perhaps he may be referring to things he has seen on his travels with UNICEF or (amazingly he watches the news!). Just because he hasn’t suffered them personally doesn’t mean he isn’t aware they exist.
More vinegar dear?
I don’t usually comment but I feel kind of compelled to here. Posh/ well off people are not immune to family illness/ death/ rape/ familial breakdown/ mental health issues any more than anyone else.
Alright the money might afford them a few more choices or a quicker resolution in some circumstances but really the emotion impact is the same. Social class/ financial situations don’t make you many less human.
Also I feel bad that Hiddles is expected to apologize for his education. If I had the access to funds I’d love for my kids to go to a great school/ university. Is it unfair that not everyone has access to to this? Of course it is. It is Hiddlestons fault? No.
Maybe ‘brutal and cruel’ was Prince William’s code name? But he is more privileged than Tom and could dictate a book on all the ways his life is brutal and cruel. Seems to be one of his favorite subjects. Some (his mother’s untimely death) hold a lot more weight than others (Why do I even have to pretend to work ever?!)
Real lack of insight on your part.
You really think rich people are immune to sadness, disappointment, tragedy, pain, injustice and heartbreak?
I mean if you do, then you really don’t understand life as it is.
British luvvies mostly vote Labour. Even the posh ones. Jus’ sayin’. But if I had to guess Tommy, he’d probably be a Lib Dem. Socially liberal, fiscally status quo/centrist.
With the exception of the prime minister, all the politicians he follows on Twitter are Labour or Lib Dem and the Americans he follows politically are all Democrats, although one of them actually is the current President.
yea I always just took him for a leftie
Yes. But let’s not get excited and say the “socialist” word as Kaiser does above. What might get called socialist in the US is very different to what gets called socialist in the UK. If he was in the US, he’d be a Democrat for sure. Status quo with a socially liberal flavour is where I’d put Tommy. Women’s rights, gay rights, bit of environment – yes. Smash the system – I don’t think so!
But so very few people are “smash the system” regardless of their positions, although in some instances, the systems do need smashing.
Of course, in some parts of this country, democrats are viewed as communists. My cousin’s wife insists Obama is communist
I LOVE it when your righties go postal on your lefties who are actually centrists at best. Sorry! I get to laugh at your politics. I just get depressed at ours!
Hilarious, aren’t they? Fortunately, many of them never figure out how to register to vote. Or don’t register because they want to avoid jury duty. God, country, and shirking civic duties
I have a cousin in Texas and sometimes get the fag end of various Facebook wars his friends have about EVIL COMMIES LIKE OBAMA. Those people don’t hold back!
Yeah but how many real anarchists do you actually know?
Nobody is “smash the system” because most of us wouldn’t survive on our own, without a system to offer support.
My cousin’s wife sends out these ludicrous emails to everyone in her address book. She sent out one directing everyone to write Obama immediately, nicely providing the White House address because we Americans wouldn’t know it otherwise, to tell him not to sign some legislation that would give Social Security benefits to illegal aliens. Never mind that neither Republican-held house of Congress had passed any such thing but evil communist Obama was somehow going to make this law on his own. Her directive even had a Bill # and everything. So, I looked up the bill, which was from 1923 no less and had nothing to do with immigrants and Social Security didn’t exist at the time. I replied back to her that there was no such bill before Obama, explained how to look up bill numbers and how o verify what had recently passed Congress, and explained to this self-proclaimed fiscal conservative that every letter to the White House must be logged in and preserved as a public record, which costs tax dollars. Within seconds her brother replied to me that my patron saint Osama Bin Laden should hold me down while every illegal immigrant crossing the border could have his way with me and clearly I didn’t mind that his tax dollars went to support illegals and their anchor babies because I must be a welfare slut myself. Yup. And I had to see these people a week later at a family wedding. As I said, I’ pleased that so many of these people aren’t registered to vote
Sixer how many “smash the system actors” can you name who actually do anything about it-and do not give me Russel Brand.Generally lots of pontificating/discussion or PR work but little action
I cannot remember where I read this, but apparently he was overjoyed when Obama was elected. I would expect nothing less. I dpn;t see “smash the system” in him though– the system has been very easy on him.
I know I was overjoyed when Obama won the first time and, having had to deal with both Romneys personally, I was even more overjoyed the second time.
Well if I’m not mistaken his neighbourhood in N London is known for its left-leanings. The local MP is Labour and the Millibands went to school there (though I think they lived up the road).
The entire theatre and luvvie community is kinda Third Way left-leaning here, really, isn’t it? It’s always quite a surprise if a theatre person/serious actor comes out as a Tory.
And it is absolutely nobody’s business who he votes for.
THIS. Contrary to what happens in the USA it seems, people in Europe don’t vote and make everything public. I have relatives living in Europe and they never talk about votings. It is a personal matter, I guess it is a cultural thing and I find this refreshing. Why on earth should he say who he voted for? And why is an answer to this question connected with showing emotions? It is HIS choice, his personal decision. I don’t go out and scream the name who I voted for either. And what on earth has his education to do with being posh? Geez, his father worked for the money. Yes, he married into a wealthy family, doesn’t change the fact that his father worked. He actually worked, you know. Same goes for his mother. They all didn’t sit around and waited for their money. HIs sister is a journalist who moved to India. She actually works too. Also, he mentioned that his RADA charges weren’t paid by his parents. The charges weren’t that high back then and he actually worked for it. Why on earth is everything turned into a class discussion? This was never the case before. Since Cameron took over people are bashing Eton and Harrow Kids, saying that they have advantages. Well, Eton and Harrow existed before as well, right? Why not discussing this when Blair was on top? May be right now there is just a great generation of actors and actresses who were educated in Eton or wherever. It is not their fault that they are good in it. No one opened doors for Hiddleston. He doesn’t have an acting father or mother. He started at a young age and was eventually discovered like any actor as well. Some people should give the guy a break. I have friends who are wealthy. Doesn’t turn them into posh, cruel snobs who think that they own the world. I rather like an actor who seems to be decent and well educated than someone who is constantly present in magazines because of his personal life.
Covering all his bases then.
Another good interview. I think his thoughts on belief systems is more interesting. This line ” I think it’s very easy to adhere quite loosely to generalised opinions these days.” especially. That could start a really fun conversation. I know it would never happen publicly because that would mean potentially criticizing a group of people. but I can dream can’t I?
And thanks for the TuxedoTom pics.
Sure, dreaming is good. We can all have that conversation with him over drinks on the veranda.
Let’s. I need some hard liquor. My car finally died a horrible death (not an accident though) so it’s not like I can drive!
Oooh! I feel your pain on the car issues. Martini or margarita or bourbon? Let’s get really buzzed so we can giggle incoherently when we see what fashions Sienna Guillory and Sienna Miller wear to today’s High-Rise events. Guillory has been tweeted that she spent most of yesterday naked in preparation for tonight’s gala.
Apologies but what’s with the dragonfly stuff?
Google Tom Hiddleston flaunt and look at the 1st image that comes up
He did a photoshoot a few years back and one of the pics showed him in a jaket wiht dragonflies on it.
He did a photo call wearing a jacket with dragonflies embroidered..
http://www.celebitchy.com/322339/tom_hiddlestons_twitter_qa_was_full_of_intellectual_name-dropping_flattery/
OMG, that pic is pure gold!
Equal pay for women in film: “It should be signed, sealed, delivered.” – He knows more about feminism than Meryl Streep and so many women… I’m trying not to comment on her latest… stupidity (trying to be nice)… But then again, he seems like the type who enjoys educating himself, whereas the other(s), well, shopping for fancy clothes and doing plastic surgeries takes so much time..
I like that he supports giving the crew more attention too – and it isn’t the first time he has done so
He thanked the High-Rise crew during the showing at the LFF tonight.
and he gave cast and crew at Coriolanus a free spa day and I think a personal message and after Thor 1 through a party for the cast.He has also just started to support another theatre.
I think he’s just delightful. And his enthusiasm doesn’t put me off. I’m enthusiasm-challenged, so I admire his zeal.
What is going on with the daily coverage of His Nibs?!
I’m thinking Toddles is determined to make this his breakout year and is mounting (you should pardon the expression) an all-out push with publicity and multiple projects to go from B-B+ to A List actor . . .
We shall see!
He has no control when his projects come out. That is up to the larger entertainment industry. He is just a very visible cog in a machine.
I do love the daily posts, but sadly it’ll only be for a month and he’ll disappear for another year. It just happened that all 3 films have to be promoted the same month. So long dry spell and then tsunami. That’s the way of the dragonfly.
It’s his turn for the fandom to turn on him just like they did B-Cums last year. Someone gets too famous and the fans tear him down. It’s already happening within this very thread, sigh.
Make no mistake, these people are not his fans. They didn’t like him before and they don´t like him now. Every thing he said or done is a reason to him down.
This isn’t a fan site, so a cocktail of opinions is the spice of life here 😀
He is not an A list actor and he takes what get can get but at least it shows variety and character diversion.Some of the films may have revieve criticism but so far not Tom
I love the guy, really, but his tendency to use 15 words when 5 will do and vague answers that aren’t really answers frustrate me. For instance:
[His obsessed fandom: “[It’s] an odd experience. But I won’t be the first person to have thought that. I’m only in control of my own integrity. I’m accountable for everything I’ve done and I understand that. Everything else is out of my control”.]
How does a question about his fans relate to his integrity? This might not be a direct quote, as Kaiser said he clearly said some interesting things that the interviewer chose not to include except for a passing mention, but this “answer” tells me nothing. I didn’t think about it until reading comments on here that he is just so careful with his answers and his image that he doesn’t actually reveal anything.
Maybe he’s seen the negative reactions that his colleagues have gotten, I’ll use Cumberbatch and “Floralgate” as an example, and it just super cautious not to offend. Or maybe some journalist needs to get about 3 vodkas in him and then let the recorder run.
@Phoebe, I think a reporter tried the “3 vodkas” tactic at one point and it didn’t work. The author of the Elle magazine article mentioned he knocked back five drinks in quick succession during their interview and was still maddeningly lucid and gave nothing away.
haha his poker face game is strong
The Guardian interview took place over the period of two hours with beer. And this is all we got.
Actually, I rather admire him for that. But then I don;t feel the need to know every little detail of his life or spend my time looking for contradictions.
Of course his answers don’t reveal anything specific. He talks in general terms. That’s a good thing. For him. Why would he reveal private details about his personality and character to a journalist who will publish it for the entire world to see????? I would never do it. In fact I hate talking about myself even with the people I know, let alone with strangers.
His answers prove he really is very intelligent.
Exactly. Far too many people give far too much information. I have no problem with an actor trying to maintain a private life. JGL and Keanu manage to do it. More power to Tom if he can do it too.
I agree. To others, he’s “calculating”, but I just read him as “guarded” and “cautious”. People are crazy and the less ammunition you give them, all they have is speculation at best. He’s definitely self-aware though.
it means exactly what it says and is very precise-it happens -it is an interesting experience but he has very little control over most of it and focussing on it just makes it worse. He does not want to be put in the position of criticising them. The integrity or being true to your own beliefs is very much part of all our behaviour,
This is very British and people who take the the time to explain using the correct words chosen carefully are usually intelligent.There are verbose people but you can usually recognise it by their use of answers which do not provide any type of supporting argument
What would you have put
We have new still photos of ISTL.
theboot.com/i-saw-the-light-movie-photos/
I love the third image.
I’m glad he understands that not keeping to the “no smoking” during ISTL was stupid. I hope he has found his way back to that. If just for his own health. Funny being a runner I never believed him to be a smoker too, I know I can’t do both. Comment boards were blaming his slightly yellow teeth on coffee but apparently that wasn’t the only culprit. I wonder if EO smokes, it was well documented that JA smoked.
I would guess that he’s probably not a chain smoker since he’s been able to keep it out of the public eye, but who knows, he could be covered in patches when out in public.
I know of a few casual smokers that run, but they don’t run fast or far. They use the running to balance out other less healthy lifestyle choices.
I use running as a stress reliever from my job, and I prefer to run alone while a lot of others on the path run in groups. I guess running keeps me from turning to the other “less healthy lifestyles”.
I prefer to run alone too. If I have a friend join me, it’s usually walking. Running alone is so cathartic. It’s a good time for “me”.
Teeth don’t look yellow in this pic.
Agreed, not here.
I lurve you, Hiddles. You are simply dreamy! British actors RULE!!! Especially you HIddles!!!
You’re the epitome of charm. Oh, and you can bust a move on the dance floor. That gives you tons of points in the sexy category. Never mind all those old wet blankets out there : ) XoXo
Oh, Kaiser…you had me at Hiddles, Actually!
It’s not because he’s too earnest or passionate.
I can think of actors who are passionate, Tom hardy for instance, who are considered cool.
And actors who aren’t considered cool but who also aren’t very earnest, rob pattison or cumberbatch for instance.
Tom is very dorky and that’s ok. Not everyone can be cool.
He seems guarded and anal, in the photo with his hand over his stomach, his lips are pinched like he’s constipated.
One photo and you have a complete psychological analysis of his character. Wow, clever or what?
He’s anal and prissy
Hiddles, I hereby invite you to pour all of that passion out. On me.
Would love to see an interview with Hunnam and Hiddles together. Charlie will say anything.
Any time I learn something I didn’t know about TH I am a happy girl.
So both TH and Arthy smoke(d)? The flight one way from LAX to Tahiti is 8 1/2 hours. Ever been on a long flight with a smoker that can’t smoke?
I flew with my older brother, who smoked 2 packs a day at that time from DFW to Frankfurt about 10 years ago and I will never do that again. He eased his pain with the drink cart and I was grateful when he passed out. Thankfully he has 2 little ones now and the smoking is history.
For goodness sake that was rather a while before ISTL.
I smoke and I have no problem spending 8,9 10 hours without smoking… Give me a book and a pillow and between the reading and the naps..
He doesnt come across as passionate. He seems very controlled. Like he thinks about every thing he says very carefully in order to cultivate the right image.
Better than verbal diarrhea. I don’t think this guy can win.
I disagree with you. He is very passionate about his craft, Shakespeare, tennis and so many other things that maybe he can´t share with the media, the general public and his fans.
I agree. I mean this is a guy who does endless research into every single role he gets. No one sounds as prepared as him. If that’s not passion, then I don’t know what is. He just became the founding ambassador for film preservation.
As for his public image, it’s obvious he wants people to pay more attention to his work and less on him as a person.
I agree. I mean this is a guy who does endless research into every single role he gets. No one sounds as prepared as him. If that’s not passion, then I don’t know what is. He just became the founding ambassador for film preservation.
As for his public image, it’s obvious he wants people to pay more attention to his work and less on him as a person.
He doesn’t come off as enthusiast to me. More like he’s trying so damn hard to be passionate and sweet and lovely. Relaaaax a little, it’s ok not to be perfect. Maybe he is perfect, I don’t know him so I can’t tell but sometimes I think that we don’t know how he is because he is in so much control of himself. I like him though
Anon, if he doesn’t come off as an enthusiast to you then you can’t really have been paying attention!
Go watch the Muse of Fire videos, where he spends hours enthusing over how brilliant Shakespeare is (one recorded pre-fame, one post-fame), or the videos where he gets excited over voicing a young James Hook in a Tinkerbell movie, or the MTV video where he gets so enthusiastic over Skull Island that he actually turns red (and says he is ‘vibrating with excitement).
I mean, his favourite word is ‘thrilling’. Part of his charm is that he gets excited about everything!
“I love the idea of having kids” does not equal “I want kids”.
The two are in fact very different.
I love the idea of buying a Burberry coat. I have no idea how much it costs or whether it’s comfortable or whether I’ll get tired of it in a month and regret paying a probably insane sum of money for it.
But sure, I do love the way it looks and I love the idea of having one.
Spot on, A. Key. The idea is very different from the actuality.
I love the idea of the act of trying to have kids. Tom can help me and there’s no actual danger of kids because chemo
Oooh I love that idea too 😉
And so sorry about the chemo, hope you’re doing better!
Yes, much better. Thanks. But no kids as a result. Acceptance has come. I’m alive. That’s what matters.
So sorry to hear that you had to undergo the dreaded chemo, it is a real nasty bitch. Hope it did it’s job, and you are well and recovered now.
Oh, Lilac. I’m so, so sorry. Very best of luck to you on the journey to come.
Lilacflowers sorry to hear about your chemo-just to let you know I am walking the same trip as well plus radiation as well but have great support from some wonderful friends and my daughter. Luckily I had had two children already but one died of Brain haemorrhage about 10 years ago so it is swings and roundabouts.
Life can be a bitch
Are you suggesting that he doesn’t want kids ?! Because I can clearly remember when he talked about Jungle Book he said “”One day I can’t wait to show my kids that film.””
nobody was suggesting he does not want kids ?just not ready for them”I think he has even said he was not ready for them
OMG – I’m dying. Literally laughing out loud at my desk. First the smoking, now this… so much for the perfect public image. Still crushing hard, don’t get me wrong.
https://twitter.com/lemon_buzz/status/652529027585024003
I shouldn’t read something like that when I desperately need to pee!
Was it an itch or was it a pick?
Serves you right for stealing the clotted cream!
LOL
HAHA!
Photo or it didn’t happen. 🙂
People are always going to have trouble with image as it is not the conventional approach and of course we can find more taciturn actors as Hardy
Tom arrives on the Red Carpet for The London Film Festival:
twitter.com/KristiPoquette/status/652533359323807744
twitter.com/hiddlethings/status/652533234216124416
#Liff pictures surfacing now. Today’s suit us black and LEGS
Yes, he looks so good.
So sad that Jeremy Irons is not there.
twitter.com/HighRise_movie/status/652534672543641600
And LIVE on Periscope
http://www.periscope.tv/w/1YqKDWVMrpvxV
Are you sure that suit isn’t blue?
God I love him!
Some great reviews coming in.
Nice little comment from Ben Wheatley down the page:
http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff
I love him in a passionate totally mockable way.
Sienna Miller appears to be wearing the lace curtains from my grandmothers dining room.
She and Elisabeth Moss seem to be competing for brassiest hair
Miouw
Bentley has possessed me
Haha.
LOL at brassiest hair!
Elisabeth Moss appears to be wearing a pair of the ugliest and most painful looking shoes I have ever seen along with a moto jacket…like, what??
There’s a pic of Tom in the middle of the two of them and it looks like the angel and the devil on his shoulders. Although we know Sienna is NO angel.
Oooh! The lace curtain dress is transparent and she’s not wearing a bra or camisole. Because even when wearing a shapeless sack, one can still show one’s nipples.
Sienna Guillory has opted to wear a red satin sheet.
😀
So can we safely say that my favorite nickname ever for Sienna Miller – Nipsy McNightgown – is still in effect? Thanks to @Nutty for coining the term btw.
I was there – Sienna looked stunning in person.
Which one?
Miller. The dress looked really good under the cinema lighting, and not transparent or nipple-baring at all.
I swear, the gazillion-watt flashes photographers use are *designed*to make fabric look see-through.
“It’s a tricky performance to get right and Hiddleston does an superb job, using his looks and charm to create a superficially appealing character, and twisting it to make him scarily unreadable.”
Is from this review:
http://www.scifinow.co.uk/reviews/high-rise-lff-film-review-a-stylish-savage-satire/
Scroll down to Tom exhibiting a perfect set of pearly white teeth. 🙂
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3266789/Sienna-Miller-looks-demure-trend-peasant-style-dress-hits-red-carpet-star-studded-High-Rise-premiere.html
He doesn’t look orange! Did he fire Amanda? yes? 😛
One can but hope.
Guess the Daily Fail didn’t see the pictures of Sienna indoors. Visible nipples are rarely demeure. Anyway, there is a new Tommy thread.
High-rise being released March 16 2016 in the uk
Well, called it. The crazy lady from Imbd is back and jumped on the no smoking thing. It’s a few pages long rant of “I told you so”.
Needs help?
Wow…its actually quite sad. That kind of person is something I just can’t understand. Not sure why imdb lets someone go on like that. Its like a conspiracy theory.
I love him for being enthusiastic and passionate. Geek out, tom.
I highly doubt Tom was raised in a Tory household. His father is from the same working class part of Scotland that my father is from & their politics tended to the left. (There’s a real, understandable, resentment & distrust of English colonialism & privilege there.) Just because he went to the schools he went to doesn’t mean he’s a Tory. China Miéville had a similar education (though obviously he didn’t go somewhere quite as posh as Eton for primary school) & he’s as leftist as you can get.
American ladies love Tom Hiddleston…TEAM HIDDLES… XOXO 4 EVAH! Oh yeah, baby! How can someone so HOT be cool, anyway? HOT HOT HOT, Leave the being cool to Tom Hardy (who happens to be hot, as well). That’s OK we love you as you are, you talented HOTTIE.
Are you going to be in the View studio audience next week, by any chance. 😉
Love him for being faithfully old school. You’re going to get criticised whatever you are, so good on him for sticking to his guns.
He reminds me of an actor of the past, David Niven.
yes -always elegant and polite-and he also reminds me of Fred Astaire with his dancing and smooth talk