‘I feel very humble about being allowed into the profession, because I started as someone in the audience, and I remember going to see a play at The National Theatre in London… It was an Ibsen play with Vanessa Redgrave and Paul Scofield, and it was about a family that was crushed under the weight of it’s own demons. And, I remember being in the audience, and all of us were strangers… but at the end of the play, we were all bound together by a universal and specific recognition of the truth of what was happening on stage. And to me, that’s where acting touching something great. It doesn’t matter if it’s your vulnerability or your joy, or your pain. If it’s real, it will be recognised by the audience. And then it becomes something amazing, and you realise it’s kind of a celebration of humanity. Even if it’s in a big, fun spectacle like the Marvel films. I think that’s what acting has to be, and the greatest actors - the ones I respect - I know that it’s them on screen… With their exploration of, not just their nature, but all human nature.’ ~ Tom Hiddleston
