Andrew Garfield has stated that his acting career has led him down a “different path” in life.
The actor admitted that he feels “some guilt” over not fulfilling the “societal obligation” of settling down and having children before the age of 40.
The “Hacksaw Ridge” star told British GQ for the magazine’s annual Men of the Year issue that while he always planned to be “the first to have kids and settle down” in his social group, his Hollywood career has gotten in the way of those ambitions.
Garfield, 39, told the publication: “Oh, God. Where do I start with why it didn’t happen? No, it’s more about accepting a different path than what was kind of expected of me from birth. Like, ‘By this time you will have done this, and you will have at least one child’ — that kind of thing.”
“I think I have some guilt around that. And obviously, it’s easier for me as a man,” he added.
“…I always thought I would be the first to have kids and settle down, and they’re all shacked up and a couple of kids deep, for the most part,” he continued. “Releasing myself from the societal obligation of procreating by the time I’m 40 has been an interesting thing to do with myself.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Garfield also reflected on the fact that his mother, Lynn, won’t get the chance to meet his future children. Lynn died from pancreatic cancer in 2019.
Elsewhere in the interview, Garfield also reflected on the fact that his mother, Lynn, won’t get the chance to meet his future children. Lynn died from pancreatic cancer in 2019.
“Life seems to be a perpetual practice of letting shit go,” he said. “Letting go of an idea of how a thing should look, or be, or feel. And that one’s a big one [to let go of], because of course I would’ve loved my mum to have met my kids, if I’m going to have kids.