Tom Hiddleston is one of the most popular and acclaimed actors of his generation. He has starred in some of the biggest movies of the past decade, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Kong: Skull Island, and High-Rise. He has also been nominated for several prestigious awards, including a Golden Globe and an Emmy.
Table of Contents:
1. Early Life and Career
2. Breakout Role in Loki
3. Work in Television and Film
4. Awards and Nominations
5. Comprehensive Filmography
6. Tom Hiddleston Quotes
1. Early Life and Career
Tom Hiddleston was born in Westminster, London, on February 9, 1981. His mother is a former stage manager, and his father is a physicist. Hiddleston was educated at the prestigious Eton College, where he excelled in both academics and athletics.
After graduation, Hiddleston attended the University of Cambridge, where he studied Classics. While at Cambridge, he performed in several student productions, including a production of A Streetcar Named Desire. He also became a member of the prestigious Cambridge Footlights comedy troupe.
After graduating from Cambridge, Hiddleston began his professional acting career with a series of stage roles. He made his West End debut in a production of Cymbeline, and he also appeared in a production of Othello. He also appeared in several Shakespearean productions at the Regents Park Open Air Theatre.
In 2006, Hiddleston made his film debut in the independent film Unrelated. He also appeared in the television series The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby and the film The Good Night.
2. Breakout Role in Loki
Hiddleston’s breakout role came in 2011 when he was cast as the villain Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor. Loki was an instant hit with audiences, and Hiddleston’s performance was praised by critics. He reprised the role in the sequels Thor: The Dark World and Thor: Ragnarok.
Hiddleston’s work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe led to him being cast in other high-profile films. In 2014, he starred in Guillermo del Toro’s gothic horror film Crimson Peak. He also starred in Kong: Skull Island, which was released in 2017.
3. Work in Television and Film
In addition to his work in film, Hiddleston has also appeared in several television series. In 2010, he appeared in the miniseries Wallander. He also had a recurring role in the HBO series The Night Manager, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination.
Hiddleston has also starred in several independent films. In 2015, he starred in the romantic drama High-Rise. He also starred in the 2016 film I Saw the Light, in which he played country music legend Hank Williams.
4. Awards and Nominations
Hiddleston has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout his career. In 2011, he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance in the play Othello. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe for his work in The Night Manager.
5. Comprehensive Filmography
Below is a comprehensive list of all of Tom Hiddleston’s film and television credits.
Films:
Unrelated (2006)
The Good Night (2007)
Thor (2011)
Crimson Peak (2014)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
High-Rise (2015)
I Saw the Light (2016)
Television:
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Wallander (2010)
The Night Manager (2016)
Tom Hiddleston Quotes
“Never stop. Never stop fighting. Never stop dreaming.” – Tom Hiddleston
“We’re all flawed heroes. Responsibility is power. Take responsibility for the consequences of your actions, and the world is yours. Everything is a choice.” – Tom Hiddleston
“We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize that we only have one.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Everything’s a choice. Nobody’s born good. Nobody’s born evil. It’s always a choice.” – Tom Hiddleston
“I never get afraid of things, I only get excited.” – Tom Hiddleston
“No such thing as an original thought. We are shadows of stars that burned before our time.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Do the work, enjoy the work, take it seriously, don’t take yourself seriously and keep your head down!” – Tom Hiddleston
“Just because you’re good in something doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily be good in something else. You just try and chase opportunities that you fall in love with or that inspire you and keep doing the work.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Everyone should do what they love because it will never feel like work that way.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Every time you consider a job, you have to check in with your inner compass and say, ‘Does this fit in with how I see what the work is for? Is this going to be something interesting and valuable to contribute to the world?’” – Tom Hiddleston
“Love your life.” – Tom Hiddleston
“I wonder what the world would be like if everybody walked their talk; if word was married with the deed; promises delivered by action.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Don’t judge people on who they used to be. Allow them to be who they are now.” – Tom Hiddleston
“We are what the past has made us. We are what the future will make us. Live now. Right now.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Haters never win. I just think that’s true about life because negative energy always costs in the end.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Artists instinctively want to reflect humanity, their own and each other’s, in all its intermittent virtue and vitality, frailty and fallibility.” – Tom Hiddleston
“I’ve had to work hard for a lot of things in my life. I remember being told I probably wouldn’t get into Cambridge University because I wasn’t smart enough. So I had to pull my socks up and prove to whoever it was who said I couldn’t do it that I could do it, and then I did.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Don’t be afraid of your passion. Like, just give it free rein. And be honest, and work hard. And it’ll all turn out just fine.” – Tom Hiddleston
“I try not to make plans. God always laughs at your plans. I’m going to keep the door open, and keep the page blank, and see what gets painted upon it.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Never, ever, let anyone tell you what you can and can’t do. Prove the cynics wrong. Pity them for they have no imagination. The sky’s the limit. Your sky. Your limit. Now. Let’s dance.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Make love, not war. Unless you’re Loki, in which case: do what you want.” – Tom Hiddleston
“I think when the world makes you feel rejected, you bite back.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Everyone should pursue their dreams. Whether you want to play football, act, sing, become a writer, or whatever you have burning inside you as you’re growing up, you should pursue it.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Life is generally pretty damn amazing if you let it be.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Within us, there is the capacity of being anyone or anything.” – Tom Hiddleston
“In the end, you will always kneel.” – Tom Hiddleston
“I believe very strongly in kindness, in good manners, in treating people with equanimity and a sense of humor and all those things.” – Tom Hiddleston
“The thing that keeps you grounded is doing the thing you love.” – Tom Hiddleston
“The best revenge against bullies is absolutely, resolutely, never to let them change who you are. Know that whatever bullies say or do – it comes from their weakness, not yours.” – Tom Hiddleston
“What is the best use of my time on this planet?” – Tom Hiddleston
“The most interesting thing about being alive is that there is no black and white; there are many shades of gray.” – Tom Hiddleston
“You never know what’s around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Stay hungry, stay young, stay foolish, stay curious, and above all, stay humble because just when you think you got all the answers, is the moment when some bitter twist of fate in the universe will remind you that you very much don’t.” – Tom Hiddleston
“I never like to make plans. It’s nice to just hang.” – Tom Hiddleston
“When people don’t like themselves very much, they have to make up for it. The classic bully was actually a victim first.” – Tom Hiddleston
“You can’t really legislate for the decisions that your heart makes.” – Tom Hiddleston
“I think we all see ourselves as the heroes in our own lives.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Acting takes a degree of mutual trust and respect.” – Tom Hiddleston
“I think cruelty is just loneliness disguised as bitterness.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Love your life. Because your life is what you have to give.” – Tom Hiddleston
“You look at the greatest villains in human history, the fascists, the autocrats, they all wanted people to kneel before them because they don’t love themselves enough.” – Tom Hiddleston
“If you look at all of the villains in the course of human history, they’ve all believed, delusionally, in the virtue of their actions – every villain is a hero in his own mind.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Sometimes love really is just that simple.” – Tom Hiddleston
“It’s always about, somehow, finding a part of myself that is relevant, and then turning the volume up on that particular part. So, I am all of the characters I’ve ever played, and I am none of them at the same time.” – Tom Hiddleston
“One of the great flaws that we all share is that we think everyone else is cooler, everyone else is sexier; everyone else has all the answers. That was me too.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Make sure you tell the people you love that you love them. Loudly and often. You never know when it might be too late.” – Tom Hiddleston
“If Loki in ‘Thor’ was about spiritual confusion – ‘Who am I? How do I belong in this world?’ – the Loki in ‘Avengers’ is, ‘I know exactly who I am, and I’m going to make this world belong to me.’” – Tom Hiddleston
“The learning is the heavy lifting. You need to get the words into your brain.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Acting is a bit like tennis in that you can’t really do it on your own.” – Tom Hiddleston
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