Tom Hardy

Tom: (commenting on his destructive past) From a very young age I was flagrantly disobedient. I got involved in anything that was naughty. I wanted to explore all the dark corners of the world, partly to see if I could control it.

Tom: (upon receiving a 2003 Outstanding Newcomer award) Those whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first call Promising.

Tom: (referring to his less than perfect teeth) These are the reason that I'll never have a career in Hollywood.

Tom: I don't like quiet. I don't like having to sit with myself. But no matter where you go, there you are. I hate being on my own. The lights are always on, if you see what I mean. I'm learning to sit still but it's hard. Really hard.

(on auditions) Tom Hardy: Absolutely terrifying. The whole situation. No matter how much you can prepare for it, there's nothing worse than the anticipation. It's always the killer of everything. The actuality of doing something is normally a lot easier than the waiting for it.

(on his role in the movie "Star Trek Nemesis") Tom Hardy: Yeah, that's what's so fantastic about the script. Young actors don't get the opportunity to have a multi-faceted character. They normally get stuck with a whiney adolescent who's worried why no one fancies him, or why he can't have this girl, or why he doesn't fit in properly - which is dull, to be quite honest.

Tom: You don't step on stage to eat, you go there to be eaten.

Tom Hardy: (Speaking of his Shinzon action figure) My action figure is great! It's big and bald. It's very disturbing to look at a toy and see yourself. At the same time, it's very cool.