Los Angeles: Hollywood actor Tom Holland has opened up about his experience working on Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Greek epic, ‘The Odyssey’, saying the project has given him newfound confidence and ambition as an actor.
Speaking at a screening of the film in London on Thursday, Holland, who plays Odysseus’ son Telemachus, was asked what he had taken away from the experience. He replied, “I’d probably say it’s confidence and an ambition to see what else is out there for me.”
Calling himself a longtime admirer of Christopher Nolan, Holland said, “I’ve been an admirer of Chris since I can remember, and to have the opportunity to work with him and to have his approval, and to sit in his house and watch his movie and to get a pat on the back, for me, just was like the perfect way for me to start whatever it is that I’m doing next. He’s given me a level of confidence as an actor that I don’t know if I had before, and I’m very grateful that that is something that I can take away from this.”
Holland also spoke about learning from his fellow actors, including his wife Zendaya, as well as other crew members. He added that he would approach his next project “with this sense of achievement and this newfound confidence in what I think I can do. This is what Chris and Emma do well, is they really champion their actors.”
On the work front, Holland is currently busy with the pre-production of a Fred Astaire biopic, which will see him return to his dancing roots. Holland entered showbiz through the West End stage production of ‘Billy Elliot’.
