Here’s what the 40-year-old actor had to say.
On Venom being his biggest role yet: “Sounds like a lot of pressure, doesn’t it? So I spoke to the only person I could really trust in this environment: my older boy. [His comic-book-loving son] was a huge influence on me doing the role.”
On why he was invited to the Royal Wedding: “It’s deeply private. Harry is a f*cking legend.”
On how turning 40 has changed how he feels about his career: “You’ve summited Everest. It’s a miracle that you’ve made it anywhere near the fcking mountain, let alone climbed it. Do you want to go all the way back and do it again? Or do you want to get off the mountain and go fcking find a beach? What is it that draws you to the craft? At this age, I don’t know anymore. I’ve kind of had enough. If I’m brutally honest, I want to go on with my life.”
On his instincts: “Nine times out of ten, when somebody says, ‘Don’t do that,’ my instinct is to say, ‘That has to be done.’ I grew up in the neighborhood being a d--k. I’ve learned and will continue to learn from being a d--k. To try and somehow chisel myself into being a human being so I can respect myself when I look in the mirror. And that’s a procedure that will go on until I die.”
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