“I reckon I had 30 Spider-Man costumes over the years since I was a little baby. I had Spider-Man bed sheets.”
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Tom Holland is an award-winning historian, biographer and broadcaster. He is the author of Rubicon: The Triumph and the Tragedy of the Roman Republic, which won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize; Persian Fire his history of the Graeco-Persian wars, won the Anglo-Hellenic League’s Runciman Award in 2006; Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom, a panoramic account of the two centuries on either side of the apocalyptic year 1000; In the Shadow of the Sword, which covers the collapse of Roman and Persian power in the Near East, and the emergence of Islam; and Dynasty, a portrait of Rome's first imperial dynasty.
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“I reckon I had 30 Spider-Man costumes over the years since I was a little baby. I had Spider-Man bed sheets.”
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“I completely and utterly rely on my mum. Without my mum, I would not be anywhere at all. I'd literally just be a couch potato.”
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“When I was young, my mom realized I could dance and hold a beat, and I really danced just for fun. It was good exercise.”
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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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“I'm not a very good swimmer, and every time I'm in the water, I'm constantly reminded of that because I feel like I'm going to drown!”
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“Dublin is one of my favourite cities. It's an absolutely amazing place.”
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“Me and my mates go free running all the time. It's not my mum's favourite sport. I've probably jumped four metres on to grass and two metres between buildings. It's nothing like you see on t...”
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“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.”
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“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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“Peter Parker can't dance. He can flip and climb up walls and do backflips, but he definitely can't dance.”
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“I'd love to make a movie with Tom Hardy. If we ever got the chance to make a Venom movie together, that would be super-cool, but his movie would have to take place in the MCU because I'm not...”
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“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...”
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“It's definitely a good way to stay in touch with your fans. The main reason I really use Instagram is because I want to hear their thoughts and what would they like to happen and see if I ca...”
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“I'm studying theater and media. I don't really know why I took media, because I'm so useless with technology, though it's fun. But, I do love theater and am having a great time learning abou...”
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“I don't like spiders, man, just because they are sneaky - they just really scare me. They are hairy - ugh.”
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“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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“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 lettin...”
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“I don't like spiders at all, but I love heights.”
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“Every kid goes through puberty, wondering what to do about girls and struggling with homework, and every adult has been through that.”
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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...”
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