Andrew Garfield
While Andrew Garfield morphs into one of the world’s toughest superheroes for 2012′s Spider-Man, the Golden Globe-nominated actor actually has more in common with his Peter Parker character than one might realize.
In a recent interview with The Daily Mail, Garfield discussed the issue of bullying. Like Parker and a lot of us, Garfield revealed that he dealt with his fair share of it during his formative years.
“Of course, every school has their bullies, and when you’re a kid you wish you had the power to fight them and protect other people — and yourself,” he said.
“School’s hard. I think everyone has been bullied at some point. Kids can be incredibly cruel. On certain days you would come home and think, ‘today was really horrible,’ so I guess I have been bullied and I think everyone has been bullied at some point by some figure in their life. I don’t think anyone can escape it.”
And while Garfield wished there was a constructive way to handle the issuing of bullying, he did say that internalizing past run-ins with certain bullies doesn’t really come to mind when he puts on that famous red and blue lycra suit.
“I haven’t really thought of playing Spider-Man in the context of revenge upon those who bullied me. In all serious it’s not a revenge move. It’s a role,” he explained. “But as a boy I probably wished I’d been bigger and stronger to help others and myself.”
Shooting is already underway for the currently untitled Spider-Man reboot. But just last week Garfield was caught kissing his lovely co-star Emma Stone, who plays his love interest Gwen Stacy in the film. Perhaps she’s been able to ease some of Garfield’s nervousness over the part?
Andrew Garfield Recalls Being Bullied in School
Andrew Garfield
While Andrew Garfield morphs into one of the world’s toughest superheroes for 2012′s Spider-Man, the Golden Globe-nominated actor actually has more in common with his Peter Parker character than one might realize.
In a recent interview with The Daily Mail, Garfield discussed the issue of bullying. Like Parker and a lot of us, Garfield revealed that he dealt with his fair share of it during his formative years.
“Of course, every school has their bullies, and when you’re a kid you wish you had the power to fight them and protect other people — and yourself,” he said.
“School’s hard. I think everyone has been bullied at some point. Kids can be incredibly cruel. On certain days you would come home and think, ‘today was really horrible,’ so I guess I have been bullied and I think everyone has been bullied at some point by some figure in their life. I don’t think anyone can escape it.”
And while Garfield wished there was a constructive way to handle the issuing of bullying, he did say that internalizing past run-ins with certain bullies doesn’t really come to mind when he puts on that famous red and blue lycra suit.
“I haven’t really thought of playing Spider-Man in the context of revenge upon those who bullied me. In all serious it’s not a revenge move. It’s a role,” he explained. “But as a boy I probably wished I’d been bigger and stronger to help others and myself.”
Shooting is already underway for the currently untitled Spider-Man reboot. But just last week Garfield was caught kissing his lovely co-star Emma Stone, who plays his love interest Gwen Stacy in the film. Perhaps she’s been able to ease some of Garfield’s nervousness over the part?