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Andrew Garfield enjoys not doing much on his day off. He spent 11 months moving between dramatically different roles: Sam Altman in 'Artificial,' a grieving farmer who leads a rebellion against King Richard II in 'The Uprising,' and magician Roy Horn in the upcoming Apple TV+ series 'Wild Things.' Constantly switching between these roles felt disorienting. Garfield said, 'You get to the point sometimes where you're so deeply resentful of the work that you love to do so much, and that's kind of where I'm at.' By the end of it, he was ready to take a break.
His favorite ways to unwind include reading books, watching 'dumb TV,' and literally looking out the window at a beautiful tree. 'Again, it's like the most valuable commodity outside of live performance is quiet, and time, and space, and not having our attention snatched by the things that are always snatching our attention,' he said. Garfield also values time with friends and family, who help keep him grounded. He reflected on his upbringing, saying, 'One of the gifts of being raised the way I was is that it was made very, very clear to me by osmosis that there was no way that I could ever allow myself to drink my own Kool-Aid enough to lose myself.' This perspective has made him more conscious of the personal cost of spending months away from home for a job. 'I'm thinking about that more as I get older.
In my 20s and 30s, it was like, I'll go anywhere any time, and I'll devote myself to this in a way that's probably a little unhealthy,' he said. Now, he feels 'time is ticking' and has become more aware that 'it's not forever.'
Source: Business Insider
