Tom Hardy "Stuart : A Life Backwards" (6/6, HD)

Tom Hardy - "I love Stuart. I love him. I feel for him, his pain, d'you know what I mean? There's more pain in him than there is in me and there's a gratitude there in some ways, because I think, 'Well at least I'm not in as much pain as this poor guy' I don't want to make it sound sentimental, though. Alexander has written something that sings. I fell in love with the piece. I could hear the music of it.....
I had a lot in common with Stuart, with the exception of a couple of very serious experiences - specifically the child abuse he suffered, and the muscular dystrophy. Everything else I have full comprehension of. I could relate to the drugs and his attitude at points, too - d'you know what I mean? There were a lot of similarities between us. I thought 'Oh, oh, oh, I can bring something to this!' It came from my own baggage....
Stuart was the best role I've ever had - probably ever will have."

Alexander Masters - "It's a stunning performance. Tom seems to have absorbed the character completely. On and off set, he lived the character. I'm astonished at how well he managed to portray Stuart's humour. He was an extremely funny man with so many insights. It took me a long time to get the tone of the TV production right, to get the right balance between the pathos and the humour. But Tom has managed to capture the complexity beautifully. That's an incredibly difficult thing to do, I think."

Two quotes are from "The Times" Sep. 2007.

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• tom hardy
• stuart a life backwards
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[EclipseCruz84]

Absolutely beautiful film... Hardy is bloody brilliant and gorgeous. Stuart... be at peace.

[eneri518]

This movie touched my soul....that Stuart can live a life so full of pain and Tom can portray him so beautifully makes my heart hurt.

[OpportunityStrikes]

Goodness, this made me tear up. Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hardy were absolutely brilliant. :D

[whygothic]

amazing...

[FullmetalShortOne]

What a touching film. I loved it.

[arebelasaint]

I hope he's resting easy.

[BosieAndWilde]

I think we can all take a lesson from this. You never know who you can help till you try. Alexander didn't know what an impact he was going to make on Stuart's life, but he tried and in the end I think Stuart was at peace with Alexander's help and Alexander was a new man.

[HomerJLeafs]

just watched the movie...what a great story and Tom was brilliant

[jennyf1012]

It is a great film! Hardy is a phenomenal actor!!! Magnificent!