The Amazing Spider-Man actor had a tough time growing up and started to read comic books when he was picked on as a schoolboy in Surrey, South East England.
But he was more thankful for the bullies than you would expect according to what he said to the Daily Newspaper. He said “I like to say I was thankful to my school bully, because without him, I wouldn’t be in this position now.”
Andrew Garfield was motivated by his experiences of being bullied as a kid, to go and speak to youngsters at kids town in Brixton, South London about, well, anything!
The kids asked things like “How do you pee in a Spider-Man suit?”, and “If you weren’t Spiderman, what would you want your job to be?”. As he was answering all the kids questions, the whole group was grubbing on some pizza.
Before all this though he showed up in just his Spidey suit did some painting, shot some hoops, then scooted away. He came back as Andrew Garfield, and said ” sorry I’m late!”
The Kids got a kick out of that!
At the end of the day, he told the kids that
”I thought that [being sensitive] was a weakness, but I realize now those sensitivities can be real strength. Today I celebrate my sensitivities.”
Having that mentality will defeat any bully any day.
Leave a comment below and tell me if you had a cooler experience with a super hero.
The Moy the Merrier 