Tom Hardy Net Worth

Tom Hardy's Quotes

• You don't step on stage to eat, you go there to be eaten.
• [acting tip on a movie or play] Whatever character you play, remember they are always doing something. They are not just talking. They are alive; going through a drama in which they will go through some sort of dramatic human experience. Keywords: Alive and Experience. It is your job to make them become so. Anything you do on stage or film has a direct relation to something you have experienced in one form or another in real life. Use your imagination to exaggerate or lessen that sensation. Then, disguise it in characterization and don't forget to make lots and lots of mistakes, and look like a complete asshole. You'll do fine.
• [on his nosiness] And I like people. I like to know what you're really up to. I'm a bit of a nosey busybody. Why do they do the things they do? Why are they prepared to do the things they do to get what they want? When? Where? Who?
• [on his career] I mean there I was. One moment in Wandsworth Police Station on the way to Wormwood Scrubs, looking at 14 years, to this!
• [to his fans] Thanks for all the wonderful paintings and drawings and writings. I am very honoured to have your support, and love you for the energy and the inspiring work and comments that you bring to the table.

Interesting Facts about Tom Hardy

1. He joined Drama Centre London in September 1998 and was taken out early to work on Band of Brothers (2001). One of his classmates at drama school was Michael Fassbender, both appeared in Band of Brothers (2001) and Hardy stated that Fassbender was the best actor in the school.
2. He loves to drink coffee, Coke, fizzy water, fruit drinks, Red Bull and tea.
3. Had a dog named Max that was given to him when he was a teenager, he passed away in 2011. The dog's name was an honor to Mad Max (1979). Years later, Hardy played the title character in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).
4. He was nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Most Promising Newcomer of 2003 in a Society of London Theatre Affliate for his performance in "In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings", performed at the Hampstead Theatre.
5. He was awarded the 2003 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performances in "Blood" and "In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings" performed at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs and Hampstead Theatre. The same year he had a successful run, co-starring in "The Modernists" with Paul Popplewell, Jesse Spencer and Orlando Wells.
6. Trained under Sir Anthony Hopkins' former mentor at the Drama Centre London.
7. His father Chips Hardy was the first firefighter in the family to attend a university.
8. Shares an agent with Ewan McGregor: Lindy King. Hardy has a tattoo with his agent's name on his left arm.
9. Won "The Big Breakfast's Find Me a Supermodel" competition at age 21 in 1998 (and with it a brief contract with Models One).
10. Has written two television series with Kelly Marcel, both of which have sold to production companies.
11. One of Variety magazine's Top Ten Actors to watch (2009).
12. Auditioned for the role of Mr. Darcy in Joe Wright's adaptation of Pride & Prejudice (2005) and nearly won the role but inevitably lost to Matthew Macfadyen.
13. He battled alcoholism and a crack cocaine addiction in his early-to mid-twenties, but has been sober since 2003.
14. Has worked with Chris Pine in the action comedy This Means War (2012). Both stars appeared in the very popular Star Trek series. Tom appeared in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) and Chris starred in Star Trek (2009).
15. Is the only actor to play a villain in a Star Trek film (Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)) and a Batman film (The Dark Knight Rises (2012)).
16. Ranked #17 on Empire Online list of the 100 Sexiest Movie Stars in 2013.
17. His performance in Bronson (2008) and Matthias Schoenaerts' performance in Bullhead (2011), were Steven Ogg's inspirations to play Trevor Phillips in Grand Theft Auto V (2013). Steven Ogg revealed his inspirations at the New York Comic-Con in October 2013. Hardy and Schoenaerts starred together in The Drop (2014), a film directed by Michaël R. Roskam, the same director of Bullhead (2011).
18. He assumed that Christopher Nolan cast him as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises (2012) because of his performance in Bronson (2008). He later found out that Nolan thought he would be a good fit based of his performance in RocknRolla (2008) and had not even seen Bronson (2008).
19. Was cast as Rick Flag in Suicide Squad (2016), but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with The Revenant (2015). Joel Kinnaman (his co-star in Child 44 (2015)) replaced him.
20. Good friends with Benedict Cumberbatch. They starred together in Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). Both stars also appeared in the very popular Star Trek series. Tom appeared in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) and Benedict appeared in Star Trek into Darkness (2013).