Getting RealOur Spider-Man! Read Tom Holland’s Honest Quotes About Playing the Marvel Hero

Predicting His Spider-Man Future

Tom revealed he had a premonition about playing Spider-Man during an Access Hollywood interview from 2017.

“I was at the Empire awards in London five years ago, and one of the interviewers asked me if I could be a superhero, who would I be?” Tom recalled. “And I say, ‘I’d like to be the Spider-Man after Andrew Garfield.’ I would never have guessed that that would come true. Spider-Man was my favorite since I was a little boy and I loved recreating him.”

A Responsibility

“Being Spider-Man is more of a responsibility than just having a job,” he told GQ in 2021. “There are kids out there who are bullied at school who don’t fit in, and Spider-Man is their go-to guy.”

Playing Spider-Man Until He’s 30

In an interview with Esquire Middle East in February 2022, Tom clarified comments he previously made about wanting to stop playing Spider-Man after he turns 30.

“What I basically was trying to say is that if I am 30, still playing Spider-Man, and I haven’t passed on the baton to a Miles Morales or a Spider-Woman or something more diverse, then I will have done something wrong in the sense of the duties I have to the character,” he explained. “Not, like, ‘If I’m playing Spider-Man in my 30s, I’m some washed-up has-been.'”

He went on to confirm he “could see” himself playing the character for years to come.

On Andrew and Tobey

Tom spoke about what it was like to work alongside former Spider-Men Tobey Mcguire and Andrew Garfield in 2021’s Far From Home.

“This film for me was as special as an experience could ever be,” he told Deadline in December 2021. “Sharing the screen with these guys. Playing Spider-Man could be quite an alienating experience because, you know, we’re the only three blokes who have done it. So to share that with you two, it’s been such a wonderful experience, of which I have such amazing memories.”

Spider-Man 4 Thoughts

Tom dished on his hopes for Spider-Man 4 during a June 2023 interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

“It’s a collaborative process. The first few meetings were about, ‘Why would we do this again?’ And I think we found the reason why. I’m really, really happy with where we’re at in terms of the creative.”

“But I’m also a little apprehensive about it,” he added. “There’s a bit of a stigma about the fourth one in all franchises. I feel like we hit a home run with our first franchise and there’s a part of me that wants to walk away with my head held high and pass the baton to the next lucky kid that gets to bring this character to life.”

Fourth Movie Will Have to Be ‘Worth the While’

Tom opened up about his discussions with Marvel on Spider-Man 4 during an interview with Collider in November 2023.

“All I can say is that we have been actively engaging in conversations about what it could potentially look like for a fourth rendition of my character,” he said.  “Whether or not we can find a way to do justice to the character is another thing. I feel very protective over Spider-Man.”

Tom continued, “I feel very, very lucky that we were able to work on a franchise that got better with each movie, that got more successful with each movie, which I think is really rare, and I want to protect his legacy. So, I won’t make another one for the sake of making another one. It will have to be worth the while of the character.”

‘Savoring Those Moments’

Too cute! While at the Critics Choice Awards on January 14, 2024, Tom revealed to Extra that he and Zendaya rewatched their first film together as a way to “reminisce.” He explained, “Zendaya and I will, every now and then, watch Spider-Man 1 and reminisce about being 19 and making those movies again.”

He continued, “I love those movies, and I love savoring those moments, so I try not to watch them as often as I would maybe like to because it’s so special. It’s such a luxury, such a gift to be able to sit down and sort of relive your youth.”