Hardy talks Oldman, plans after TDKR

Left to right: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy and Benedict Cumberbatch at the premiere of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

Tom Hardy recently spoke to Shortlist, where he talked about Gary Oldman, his co-star in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Dark Knight Rises:

"Gary Oldman is my absolute complete and utter hero. He’s the fucking man. I look at him and I want to be like that for my generation — I want to have that same quality. He’s incredible. And there is a definite 'hang on a minute' moment, but I’ve got past the star-struck part now."

He also spoke about what he plans to do after The Dark Knight Rises:

"It’s almost the beginning and the end of a phase for me. It’s the beginning of working in America, and we’ve managed to put together a range of projects, but I think over a period of time I’ll slowly pull out. Otherwise you’re exposed to the market. Once I’ve completely finished on a couple of films, such as The Dark Knight Rises and Mad Max, you’ll probably see me fade away. I might fuck off completely. It’s like laying a field down with crops — you need to leave the field, man, sometimes, so you can grow shit again. I’ll fuck off if I have to. Sometimes you need to know when to leave the casino."