Overview
- In a new Guardian interview, he calls his past fixation on nominations, awards, and grosses "absurd" and says he keeps reminding himself not to chase those metrics.
- He acknowledges taking roles for the paycheck to support relatives, conceding some choices were not the "purest" creatively.
- He says he crafted a confident public persona and that playing Thor became a safety net that made him appear more certain than he felt.
- He recounts experiencing severe performance anxiety and panic attacks after joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- He notes his children are now 11 and 13, which has curbed his drive to keep "racing forward."