Tom Hiddleston opened up about fatherhood during an appearance at the Miami Film Festival.
The 43-year-old actor, who recently opened up about the future of his Marvel television series Loki, was honored with Variety’s Virtuoso Award on Wednesday.
Hiddleston and his fiancée Zawe Ashton, whom he has been with since 2019, welcomed their first child in October 2022.
While arriving on the red carpet before the event (via 7 News Miami), Hiddleston was asked about the impact becoming a father has had on his life.
‘Everything has just changed. It changed the center of my life completely. There is a before and after and I am happy to live the after,” she stated.
Tom Hiddleston spoke about fatherhood during an appearance at the Miami Film Festival
The 43-year-old actor, who recently opened up about the future of his Marvel television series Loki, was honored with Variety’s Virtuoso Award on Wednesday.
‘It is the deepest honor to be here. “I am very grateful to Variety, the Miami Film Festival and Miami Dade College for inviting me,” he added.
Hiddleston and Ashton, a British actress and playwright, began dating in 2019 and got engaged in June 2022.
Just a few months later, they welcomed their first child in October 2022, although they have not yet revealed the child’s name or gender.
During his speech at the festival, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Hiddleston thanked the festival for the award.
“I am grateful for this great honor, thank you very much for giving it to me,” Hiddleston said on stage.
“Honestly, when I think of the word virtuoso, I think of a dazzling violin soloist standing in front of the orchestra, and I feel as far from that as you can imagine,” Hiddleston joked.
“The truth is, of course, I’m not, and by that I mean that, for me, the joy of my life as an actor has been being in a company,” he added.
“What we do as actors is a collective and creative effort and the joy of doing it is sharing the dream, sharing the space within the architecture of our imagination,” he said.
‘It is the deepest honor to be here. “I am very grateful to Variety, the Miami Film Festival and Miami Dade College for inviting me,” he added.
Hiddleston and Ashton, a British actress and playwright, began dating in 2019 and got engaged in June 2022.
“And if I have done anything of value, including the clips that we have seen, it is because of the energy and generosity that I have received from other actors and other artists that surround me on a set or on a stage,” he said. saying
“As an actor, you learn your lines, you do your preparation, you build a character, you create an inner life and you show up on the dance floor and the magic is what happens in the space between you,” Hiddleston continued.
“And if I have done anything of value, including the clips that we have seen, it is because of the energy and generosity that I have received from other actors and other artists that surround me on a set or on a stage,” he said. saying.
“As an actor, you learn your lines, you do your preparation, you build a character, you create an inner life and you show up on the dance floor and the magic is what happens in the space between you,” Hiddleston continued.
When asked about the future of his hit Marvel TV series, Loki, last week at the launch of Hulu on Disney Plus, he wasn’t so sure.
‘I really do not know. There have been other times where I thought it was the end and I’ve been wrong, but if this is the end, I’m very proud of where we ended up,’ he said.