As his biggest lead role yet is set to be launched, Tom Hardy has opened up about his struggle with drugs.
According to Yahoo! New Zealand, the star of Mad Max: Fury Road spoke about his addictions to both alcohol and drugs, stating: “I would have sold my mother for a rock of crack.”
The actor has now been clean and sober since 2003 and claims that it was a very clear statement that got him back to a better place.
“I was a shameful suburban statistic,” he said. “I was told very clearly, ‘You go down that road, Tom, you won’t come back. That’s it. All you need to know.’ That message stayed with me clearly for the rest of my days. I am fucking lucky to be here.”
Hardy, who has gained fame by playing tough characters in Bronson and The Dark Knight Rises, also criticised the film industry for stereotyping actors.
“The trouble with Hollywood is they want you to be something, then they think you’re who they wanted you to be,” he said. “I’m not a fighter. I’m a petite little bourgeois boy from London. People didn’t sit up and take any notice of me until I started putting on weight, kicking people and being aggressive!”
After his lead role in Mad Max: Fury Road, Hardy will next be seen as both of the Kray twins in the much-anticipated drama Legend. He will also be seen in the musical crime drama London Road and Alejandro González Iñárritu’s revenge thriller The Revenant.
