Andrew Garfield's Confessions

Garfield earned his second Oscar nomination in 2022, but instead of energizing him, the awards season found him on the cusp of forty, burned out and struggling with a lack of inspiration. “When Mum died,” he says, “I felt like half of my ambition died as well.” He can’t explain it—he’s still trying to figure it out—but somehow the loss, the way it changed him, coupled with the positive reception to all the work he did during and after that loss, led him to feel something he had never felt before: satisfaction. This worried him. “Carl Jung said, ‘I see you suffered a success,’ because there’s no reckoning with the self when things are going well,” he says. So he decided to take some time off to “observe the harvest.” When he received the We Live in Time script one year later, it came with a note from director John Crowley that said, “I think this might be one for us.” [View in Browser]( [Esquire]( [SHOP]( EXCLUSIVE [SUBSCRIBE]( [The Confessions Of Andrew Garfield]( [The Confessions Of Andrew Garfield]( Garfield earned his second Oscar nomination in 2022, but instead of energizing him, the awards season found him on the cusp of forty, burned out and struggling with a lack of inspiration. “When Mum died,” he says, “I felt like half of my ambition died as well.” He can’t explain it—he’s still trying to figure it out—but somehow the loss, the way it changed him, coupled with the positive reception to all the work he did during and after that loss, led him to feel something he had never felt before: satisfaction. This worried him. “Carl Jung said, ‘I see you suffered a success,’ because there’s no reckoning with the self when things are going well,” he says. So he decided to take some time off to “observe the harvest.” When he received the We Live in Time script one year later, it came with a note from director John Crowley that said, “I think this might be one for us.” [Read More](     [Our Favorite Hoka Sneakers Are on Major Sale Ahead of Prime Day]( [Our Favorite Hoka Sneakers Are on Major Sale Ahead of Prime Day]( A handful of best-selling styles are up to 20 percent off. [Read More]( [The 43 Best Movies of 2024 (So Far)]( [The 43 Best Movies of 2024 (So Far)]( As film season kicks into high gear, we’re enjoying the mess. [Read More]( [This Countertop Ice Maker Is My Favorite Appliance]( [This Countertop Ice Maker Is My Favorite Appliance]( If you, like me, love an iced beverage and don’t have a freezer that makes ice for you, you know the struggle of enjoying a nice, refreshing, cold drink in the comfort of your own home. To me, there’s always been something that feels undignified, tedious, and not-as-good about freezing water in an ice cube tray or buying bags of ice—champagne problems, I know. And room-temperature champagne at that. Since I discovered that countertop ice makers exist, I’ve searched far and wide for the right one. Something not too big and bulky, sure, but more importantly, one that produces the good ice. Real ice lovers know what I mean. [Read More](   [Exclusive: Post Malone on Drinking in Nashville, Nerding Out on Camo, and His New Ugg Campaign]( [Exclusive: Post Malone on Drinking in Nashville, Nerding Out on Camo, and His New Ugg Campaign]( The longtime friend of the footwear brand has finally made it official. [Read More]( [Who Pays for the Arts?]( [Who Pays for the Arts?]( In the U.S., the arts are subsidized by the very wealthy and the very poor. But amid ongoing turmoil in the nonprofit world, some people are trying to build a new creative economy. [Read More](     [What I’ve Learned: Ina Garten]( [What I’ve Learned: Ina Garten]( Invite people you really want to see. Don’t invite people because you’re obligated to them. I have a rule: I never accept an invitation if I don’t want to invite somebody back, because then you end up feeling like, “I owe them an invitation.” And then you end up with a terrible dinner party. I always ask people to help out. Can you serve wine? Can you clear the table? I never ask somebody to do the dishes—that’s just forbidden. But when everybody feels like they’re part of the team, that makes a good party. [Read More](   [ESQ Membership]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo]( Follow Us [Visit Esquire on Facebook]( [Visit Esquire on X formerly Twitter]( [Visit Esquire on Instagram]( [Visit Esquire on YouTube]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice]( | [CA Notice at Collection]( Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2024 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779