Tom Hiddleston opens up about how fatherhood changed his life before accepting an award at the Miami Film Festival
Tom Hiddleston opened up about fatherhood during an appearance at the Miami Film Festival.
The 43-year-old actor – who recently opened up about the future of his Marvel TV series Loki – was honored with Variety’s Virtuoso Award on Wednesday.
Hiddleston and his fiancée Zawe Ashton, with whom he has been together since 2019, welcomed their first child in October 2022.
While on the red carpet before the event (via 7 News Miami), Hiddleston was asked about the impact becoming a father has had on his life.
“It just changed everything. It completely changed the core of my life. There is a before and an after, and I am happy to be alive in the afterlife,” he said.
Tom Hiddleston opened up about fatherhood during an appearance at the Miami Film Festival
The 43-year-old actor – who recently opened up about the future of his Marvel TV series Loki – was honored with Variety’s Virtuoso Award on Wednesday.
‘It is the greatest honor to be here. “I am so grateful to Variety and the Miami Film Festival and Miami Dade College for inviting me,” he added.
Hiddleston and Ashton, a British actress and playwright, started dating in 2019 and got engaged in June 2022.
Just a few months later, they welcomed their first child in October 2022, although they have not yet revealed the child’s name or gender.
During his speech at the festival – at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami – Hiddleston thanked the festival for the award.
“I am grateful for this great honor, thank you very much for giving it to me,” Hiddleston said on stage.
“Honestly, when I think of the word virtuoso, I think of a dazzling violin soloist standing in front of the orchestra, and I think that’s as far removed as you can imagine,” Hiddleston joked.
“The truth of course is that I’m not, and by that I mean that for me the joy of my life as an actor is about working in a company,” he added.
“What we do as actors is a collective, creative endeavor and the fun of it is sharing the dream, sharing the space within the architecture of our imagination,” he said.
‘It is the greatest honor to be here. “I am so grateful to Variety and the Miami Film Festival and Miami Dade College for inviting me,” he added
Hiddleston and Ashton, a British actress and playwright, started dating in 2019 and got engaged in June 2022
“And if I’ve done anything of any value, including the clips we’ve seen, it’s because of the energy and the generosity I’ve received from other actors and other performers around me on a set or on a stage,” he says. said
“As an actor you learn your lines, you do your preparation, you build a character, you create an inner life and you show up on the dance floor and the magic is what happens in the space between you,” Hiddleston continued.
“And if I’ve done anything of any value, including the clips we’ve seen, it’s because of the energy and the generosity I’ve received from other actors and other performers around me on a set or on a stage,” he says. said.
“As an actor you learn your lines, you do your preparation, you build a character, you create an inner life and you show up on the dance floor and the magic is what happens in the space between you,” Hiddleston continued.
When asked about the future of his hit Marvel TV series Loki at the launch of Hulu on Disney Plus last week, he wasn’t so sure.
‘I really do not know. There have been other times where I thought this was the end and I was wrong, but if this is the end, I’m so proud of where we’ve ended up,” he said.