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" I think, from every actor I've ever spoken to, they say the biggest thing they regret from life is not finishing school. "
Tom Holland
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" Peter Parker is probably the most relatable superhero - maybe ever - because he goes through something that basically everyone has to go through. Whether it's puberty or talking to girls or doing homework, he does it in such a human way. That's why he's such a beloved character: because so many people can relate to him. "
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People
Homework
Way
" I personally think if something's not a challenge, there's no point doing it, because you're not gonna learn much. "
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Doing
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" I feel like I've been playing Spider-Man my whole life. He's a character I've been pretending to be in my bedroom since I was a kid - so I've been preparing for this forever, I think. "
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" I really am having the time of my life. But as far as my future goes, I want to stretch myself as an actor in a way that Jake Gyllenhaal, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Meryl Streep do. "
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My Life
Time
Way
" I think directing is something I would really enjoy. "
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Directing
Something
Enjoy
" I haven't seen 'The Empire Strikes Back' - I'm not gonna lie. "
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Empire
Gonna
Lie
" I never thought I would be Spider-Man in an 'Avengers' movie, but it's such a surreal experience, dude. It's so crazy. "
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Thought
Crazy
Dude
" It was amazing for me to play a character opposite Benedict Cumberbatch - he's someone who I've looked up to for years - and the idea that I would work with him and then become friends with him was an amazing experience. "
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Work
Me
Experience
" I love the process of making a movie so much as an actor that I can only imagine I would love the process of being the director. "
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Actor
Process
Love
" I'm literally tone-deaf with singing. It's unreal. "
Tom Holland
Singing
Unreal
Literally
" The 20-year goal is to be a film director. The 15-year goal is to win an Oscar. The five-year goal is to just keep enjoying myself. "
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Keep
Win
Myself
" I don't like spiders at all, but I love heights. "
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I Love
Love
Spiders
" I loved doing ballet. I trained for two years. "
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Years
Doing
Loved
" Adrenaline has always been my thing. "
Tom Holland
Always
Been
Adrenaline
" Like, 100 percent, I hate spiders. I thought I really liked them, and I learned that was just false. I really can't be around spiders. It scares me so much. "
Tom Holland
False
Thought
Spiders
" Fame is a beast that you can't control or be prepared for. "
Tom Holland
Beast
Be Prepared
Fame
" I've played a lot of wide-eyed kids. "
Tom Holland
Kids
Played
Lot
" A lot about this industry is about who you know. If you set a really good example for yourself, and someone likes that, then they might recommend you to someone else. It doesn't matter what job you're in, any profession, it's always the same. "
Tom Holland
You
Yourself
Someone
" I have a photographic memory. "
Tom Holland
Photographic
Memory
" On 'The Impossible,' I was taught how to act. Naomi Watts was there every day constantly teaching me. That was where I discovered I wanted to be an actor. "
Tom Holland
Me
Every Day
Actor
" I don't want to be stuck to one character. I think that's what can happen when you take on a superhero movie. "
Tom Holland
Want
Character
Superhero
" 'Civil War' was such a whirlwind, and I didn't really know what was going on. I was thrown into the deep end. "
Tom Holland
Know
Civil War
Deep
" I've made 'The Pilgrimage' - where I actually had to speak Gaelic - and I was shooting in Belfast as well. "
Tom Holland
Well
Where
Shooting
" I was in my bed scrolling through Instagram. It had been about a month since my audition. And Marvel just posted a photo saying go to our website and find out who the next Spider-Man is. I went on the Marvel website on my computer, and there it was: The new Spider-Man is Tom Holland. I went ballistic - like, absolutely nuts. "
Tom Holland
Bed
Website
Saying
" I actually have videos on my phone of me interviewing people and asking them what they thought of the new Spider-Man in 'Civil War.' They were like, 'Oh he's great. I love him,' and then some people were like, 'Nah, I don't love him. he's not great' - and I was standing right in front of them! "
Tom Holland
War
Thought
People
" I remember actually going to see the first 'Avengers' with one of my best mates from home. I'd never have dreamed that I'd be in one of these movies, let alone playing Spider-Man. "
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See
Best
Remember
" Teleportation would be the best because I live on airplanes. It would be super handy to be able to teleport around. "
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Able
Super
Live
" I went to an all-boys school, where I played rugby, so ballet wasn't the coolest thing to do. "
Tom Holland
School
Played
Rugby
" Being on a film set, you are always around such fantastic people. And I feel like I've been lucky. I feel like I've worked with the best of the best. "
Tom Holland
Best
Feel
Lucky
" The most important thing, in anything you do, is always trying your hardest, because even if you try your hardest and it's not as good as you'd hoped, you still have that sense of not letting yourself down. "
Tom Holland
Important
Trying
Yourself