Tom Holland Quotes
It's important not to make Spider-Man masculine because he's a kid. As soon as you make him masculine, it's harder to relate to him if you are younger and are in high school. I definitely was not masculine in high school.
Topics
Representation
Adolescence, Adolescents, Juveniles
Empathy
Gender Roles, Gender Identity
Masculinity
Role Model
Self Expression
Self-Image
Socialization
Spider-Man
Character Relatability
Gender Expression
High School Experience
Inclusivity
Masculine Traits
Relatability
Youth Identity
Age Relevance
Citations
Shoard, Catherine. "Tom Holland on playing Spider-Man: 'It's important he isn't masculine'." The Guardian, Guardian News & Media, 5 July 2017.
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Thomas Stanley Holland is an English actor. A graduate of the BRIT School in London, he began his acting career on stage in the title role of Billy Elliot the Musical in the West End from 2008 to 2010. He gained further recognition for his starring role in the disaster film The Impossible (2012), receiving the London Film Critics Circle Award for Young British Performer of the Year.