Andrew Garfield

“I only want to do the things that speak to my soul, that I feel like I am the vessel to get into the world.”

Andrew Garfield · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09

Garfield said during a 2024 conversation with Ryan Reynolds for Variety that he only pursues roles that speak to his soul.

“['The Uprising'] is not a hero's story to me,”

Andrew Garfield · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09

Garfield explained over a Zoom call with NCR that he does not see 'The Uprising' as a conventional hero's story.

“a spirituality of belonging to earth itself and a remembrance of his interconnection to all things.”

Andrew Garfield · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09

Garfield locates Ploughman's spiritual awakening between an earth-centered spirituality and a sense of interconnection.

“He's hanging on by a thread with the idea of a Christian God, a God that loves him and has his best interest at heart,”

Andrew Garfield · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09

Garfield describes his character Ploughman's tenuous grip on faith in an exclusive interview with NCR.

“He's trying desperately to hold onto faith in a dying system and in a king that is supposed to be the mouthpiece of God on this earth. … What happens when there is betrayal and deception? How does the soul respond?”

Andrew Garfield · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09

Garfield elaborates on Ploughman's struggle with faith in a dying political and religious system.

“a man who has been worn down to the last remaining crust of the old self.”

Andrew Garfield · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09

Garfield describes his character Ploughman as someone reduced to his most essential self.

“finding God in all things, finding God in every single human being … in the tree that was cut down to make this table. Suddenly everything becomes a miracle. I just love that; I think that's a wonderful way to see the world, a beautiful way to see the world.”

Andrew Garfield · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09

Garfield recounted on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' what he learned about the Jesuit emphasis on finding God in all things.

“I think the hero's story can be very misleading; the hero's story, that monomyth can actually be dangerous because it's much more egoic and full of identity. … I love the hero's journey, but the idea that there's only one story, I feel, is just inaccurate. There's a lot of other ways to heal and to live.”

Andrew Garfield · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09

Garfield elaborated on why the hero's monomyth can be misleading and limiting as a narrative framework.

“He's able to be held and caught by his true inheritance, which is the earth, which is his deep self, which is connected to everything in nature, whether it's plant, animal or human,”

Andrew Garfield · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-09

Garfield reflects on the final scene where Ploughman is spiritually held by his connection to earth and nature.

“meeting Jacob felt really serendipitous so that I could really see and hear that, ‘No, maybe he needed that experience more than me.’ That was cool, to feel that he had a really spectacular time on that job.”

Andrew Garfield · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-28

Andrew Garfield shared his thoughts on dropping out of Frankenstein and meeting his replacement, Jacob Elordi.