Tobey Maguire Net Worth

Tobey Maguire's Quotes

• All the people throughout my life who were naysayers pissed me off. But they've all given me a fervor; an angry ambition that cannot be stopped - and I look forward to finding a therapist and working on that.
• I think fame is a really complicated thing. It can be a great challenge to handle the difficult parts of it and strengthen your character so you don't get affected in a negative way by it. And I'm scared and excited and hesitant and anxious. I'm conflicted about it, truly.
• [on ending the Spider-Man film series with Spider-Man 3 (2007)] "To me, it seems like this is a natural point for the team to break up because we have a lot of story conclusions that were going along for the main characters for the first two movies and we kind of tie almost everything up for the third movie. It feels like a trilogy to me and it feels like the end."
• I was pretty ambitious. I felt like I had a good imagination and vision for my life. And I had people telling me 'You are driving the vehicle of your life here. You are the master of your own destiny in a sense. Do whatever you want to do.'
• Every actor has to establish a presence that not only fits the overall needs of the story but allows him to interact with other actors in a credible and meaningful way. Every actor wants to work under conditions and with material that enables them to create and use their craft.

Interesting Facts about Tobey Maguire

1. Has been a vegan/vegetarian since 1992 and was voted the world's sexiest vegetarian by PETA, 2002.
2. Enjoys yoga and cooking.
3. Originally wanted to be a chef, but he turned to acting after his mother offered him $100 to take drama rather than home economics in high school.
4. He will get $26 million for the two sequels to Spider-Man (2002).
5. Packed on several pounds to fit his role in Spider-Man (2002).
6. May, 2002: Bought a $3.5 million Beverly Hills mansion with his Spider-Man (2002) earnings.
7. Lost 25 pounds to fit his role as Red Pollard in Seabiscuit (2003).
8. Has four half brothers: 2 on his dad's side: Vincent Jr. (born 1973) and Timothy (born 1984); and two on his mother's side: Jopaul Van Epp (born 1991), and Weston Epp (born 1994).
9. Often portrays heroes that are close to animals or creatures. In Cats & Dogs (2001), he provided the voice of Lou the Beagle in which he saves the world from cats; in Spider-Man (2002), he was bitten by a radioactive (genetically modified in the movies) spider that gave him superhuman abilities; in Seabiscuit (2003), he played Red Pollard, a jockey who rode a winning horse to victory.
10. During the Australian release period of Spider-Man (2002), he appeared on an Australian late-night variety show with his co-star Willem Dafoe. During this interview, when asked if he was a fan of the comic book, he claimed that he had never touched a Spider-Man comic book before and that he never wanted to read them.
11. Is good friends with his Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), and Spider-Man 3 (2007) co-star Kirsten Dunst.
12. He was originally set to play the role of Jake Hoyt in Training Day (2001), opposite Denzel Washington. He had even gone through two months of training with narcotic officers, weapons training, and put on a lot of muscle but the role was later given to the producer's first choice, Ethan Hawke, and Tobey went on to star in Spider-Man (2002) instead.
13. He played in the World Series of Poker. On October 27, 2004, he won the Phil Hellmuth Poker Invitational at the Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles, taking a first prize of $95,480.
14. Enjoys playing chess.
15. Member of the AAs
16. Was engaged to Rashida Jones (2002).
17. He and Jennifer Meyer announced their engagement after the birth of their daughter Ruby Sweetheart.
18. Close friend of Leonardo DiCaprio
19. Considered for the role of Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
20. While promoting The Good German (2006) on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), he revealed the baby's name, Ruby Sweetheart.