Andrew Garfield Opens Up About Angels In America & Theater Acting In New Interview

Andrew Garfield recently chatted with ES magazine after winning “Best Actor” at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards. The actor took home the award for his role in Angels in America. Highlights from the interview are below.

On his relationship with fellow theatre actors: “I find it pretty overwhelming being in any social situation that involves more than five people, to be honest. But outside of my closest friends and family, the theatre world is the place where I feel I most belong. It’s the most welcoming community that I’ve ever experienced.”

On the difficulty of his role in Angels in America: “I didn’t consider how hard it would be. When I started, it was bliss. But about halfway through, I realised how difficult it was to sustain. Everyone’s in a spiritual emergency in that play. Even though we’re playing make-believe, your body doesn’t know it’s not real. I reached burnout halfway through. I’d be dragged to the theatre kicking and screaming on some occasions. I have a tendency to the dramatic and I have a tendency towards the pathetic. There was a scary dissonance. I had felt, intellectually and viscerally, that this is as good as it gets. So, for that to be worn out of me, I felt guilty and ashamed. It’s never going to get better than this and here I am not wanting to do it.”

You can check out even more from his interview here.