Tom Hardy Quotes

I would probably do anything with David Mamet. He's so great. I just love his writing.

That's probably why I've become popular, because everyone's view of me is extremely polarized.

I think I'm like Marmite; you either love me or you hate me.

Look, you're either loved or hated. Which is a good thing, as Bette Davis used to say.

I'm a huge David Lindsay-Abaire fan. If I could write, I would want to write like him.

David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He's not only a great director, but he's also a great writer.

I have no idea why anyone likes me! I am very polarizing. It's either absolutely love or absolutely can't-be-around-for-more-than-three-seconds.

A great screenplay makes everybody step up to the bar and deliver.

If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have them feel something about it than dismiss it.

The amusing thing about 'X-Force' is that it was highly rated - and hated - in about equal measure, Which suited me just fine. If no-one's feathers were a little ruffled, we probably wouldn't have been doing our jobs right.

You could mention my name in any hallway in any academic institution and you would have people foaming at the mouth.

There are no great scripts - just great films.

Mixed reactions? Sure, I get them all the time. I'm a Marmite artist.

It's just lovely to be involved in a movie that does go back to the basics - characters and great writing.

People either hate my paintings or they love them. There does not seem to be much middle ground.

I don't want people to say, 'So, what do you think about that Cher?' and for them to reply, 'She's okay.' Okay is not good enough. I want them to either love me or to completely despise me - I mean, call me all the names under the sun. I love it.

I'm a controversial guy.

I've never wanted to be a person where somebody would be like, 'I like her; she's okay.' Love or hate is fine, because it sells tickets.

That's the thing about Michael Moore, when you read his stuff, he's so sure he's right about everything; even when he's wrong, he's entertaining.

If they hate you, they hate you, but I've always been polarizing, and I love that.

It's fun to be the guy that can be so polarising and have that effect on so many different people.

People either love me or they hate me, or they don't really care.

I think being mediocre and in the middle would be the worst. It's more interesting to get strong reactions, and to have the mixture of people who get it and the people who don't get it. And to invite a dialogue.

Donald Trump is an interesting fellow.

I want to make movies like 'The Upside of Anger,' 'Maria Full of Grace,' old-school films like 'Some Kind of Wonderful' or 'Vision Quest': movies you remember songs and lines from.