Andrew Garfield Reveals What He Disliked About Playing Spider-Man

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Andrew Garfield at the Ziegfeld Theater on April 24, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
 
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Portraying one of pop culture’s most iconic superhero characters is a huge career move for an actor, but it’s also a hefty responsibility. Andrew Garfield catapulted to stardom after playing Peter Parker in 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man. In a recent appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, Garfield recalled the biggest downside that came with the role.

When asked if his newfound fame from Spider-Man was jarring, Garfield responded: “It was. I kind of resisted it a lot. I was young. I was 25, 26 — even though that’s, you know, arguably an adult. When I was 26, no, I was not an adult. It was just a…

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