And though she be but little, she is fierce!

‘Thank you Tom Hiddleston for making our shoot for Entertainment Weekly so very special!

Tom Hiddleston for Style Italia, November 2017

‘I am not looking for wealth or success in the profession I have chosen. No one is guilty of being a celebrity, but you become an accomplice and guilty if you foment gossip…’

‘Hamlet is more relevant than ever in his way of expressing the value of feelings, contrasted with social and political aspects, demagogy, oligarchy. It is the role that every actor wants. Come to think of it, Hamlet has many points in contact, for example, with Adam in Jarmusch’s film. Time runs out because, we should often remember this in good or bad days, we are mortal. We are not eternal like some vampires: fragility is our essence and it is essential not to be destructive, to reject racism, prejudice, hatred.’

‘I have a terrible fear of wasting time... Who knows? Maybe I should relax a bit. Maybe working too hard is wasting time. I have a fear of regret.’

Tom Hiddleston by Dalong Yang for Bosideng (2019)

Tom Hiddleston for Bosideng (2019)

Tom Hiddleston by Kurt Iswarienko (2017)

Tom Hiddleston photographed by Kurt Iswarienko, 2017

‘When I was 27 I travelled a lot for work and I’d return to my London flat and feel uncomfortable in it because I had too much stuff. On the advice of my friend [actress] Rebecca Hall I got rid of all my belongings and lived out of two suitcases for 12 months. It was the most enjoyable year of my life.’

Tom Hiddleston for GQ, March 2017

‘To trust is a profound commitment, and to trust is to make oneself vulnerable. It’s such an optimistic act, because you’re putting your faith in the hands of someone or something which you expect to remain constant, even if the circumstances change.’

Tom Hiddleston for GQ (2017)

Tom Hiddleston for W Magazine, June 2016

Tom Hiddleston by David Titlow for Esquire, November 2011