
October 19, 2024 02:49 PM IST
Andrew Garfield was ready to pour his heart out in a new conversation when he stopped by to talk Elmo to promote his new movie We Live in Time.
Andrew Garfield has been busy promoting his upcoming release We Live in Time. The actor had a surprisingly open conversation and talked about his mother’s death. In a new video interview with elmoAndrew shared how he misses his mother and how the grief of losing her feels like a ‘gift’ to him. The actor’s candid confession and honesty has taken the internet by storm. (Also read: Florence Pugh tears up at the premiere of her film We Live in Time at TIFF: ‘Watching this…’)
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During the conversation, Andrew began, “I’m just thinking about my mom today. He passed away not too long ago and, you know, I miss him a lot.” Andrew’s mother Lynn Garfield died of pancreatic cancer in 2019.
He added, “Grief is a kind of gift. (It’s) a lovely thing to feel in a way, because it means when you miss someone you really love them. And when I remember someone, when I remember my mother, I remember all the hugs I got from her. In a strange way I feel close to her whenever I remember her.”
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When Elmo shared that he was grateful that the actor shared his feelings so honestly and that he would keep Andrew’s mother in his thoughts, the actor smiled and said that it would be great because Elmo was his favorite Muppet.
Andrew will be seen opposite Florence Pugh in the rom-com We Live in Time, directed by BAFTA-winning filmmaker John Crowley. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. It follows a couple’s relationship over the course of a decade. It had a wide theatrical release from October 18.
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