Tom Hiddleston has just beaten George Clooney and Robert Pattinson for the Total Film’s Sexiest Actor title. In an interview with Total Film, he talks about the honor, saying, “It's insane. It basically doesn't make any sense. When I was a teenager, my sister had a poster of Brad Pitt from Legends Of The Fall on her bedroom wall. I also thought it was generally accepted that George Clooney was some kind of gold standard? And doesn't Robert Pattinson inspire mayhem and delirium wherever he goes? I suppose my question is: Are you sure? If you are sure, then I am very flattered. VERY. Thank you, ladies. You are women of impeccable taste and style. My god, you know how to make a man feel good.”
Tom Hiddleston as Loki in 'Avengers'
When asked if he knew he would have this kind of effect on women when he was growing up, he replies, “Absolutely not. My sister used to say I had hair like a broom. She meant it in a nice way. In the nice way that sisters do. She was probably right. But sincerely, no. One of the great flaws that we all share is that we think everyone else is cooler, everyone else is sexier; everyone else has all the answers. That was me too.”
He also talks about what makes his character Loki ‘devilishly handsome’, and how Loki has some of the qualities that he also looks for in women. He says that he doesn’t think of Loki as sexy when he plays him, and he gives the make-up department credit to how they make him appear. “I defer credit entirely to the hair and make-up department. I just play the character: his intellect; his lone wolf independence; his mischief. Mischief is danger, I suppose; mischief is edge.”
Tom Hiddleston at the BAFTA Awards
He continues, “The strangely admirable thing about Loki is that he doesn't give a damn what anyone else thinks. I've always found that quality really sexy in women. Self-possession. Quiet confidence. An acceptance of difference. A certain... mischief. A sense that things could be a little "exciting". I think I should stop there!”
Tom Hiddleston talks about being the best newcomer at the Empire Awards
