Andrew Garfield says he feels “a little guilty” about not having kids in his 40s

Life imitates art for Andrew Garfield.

The actor won a Golden Globe for composer Jonathan Larson’s performance in Tick, Tick…​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ this year. In the film, Larson takes stock of her life as she approaches the age of 30.

In an interview published in GQ On Wednesday, Garfield, who turns 40 next year, seemed to feel a similar sense of anxiety about his impending milestone.

However, rather than feeling frustrated by his career aspirations like Larson, Garfield said he felt “a little guilty” about not giving in to the “social obligation to procreate”.

“I always thought I’d be the first to have kids and settle down,” Eyes of Tammy star Faye told the magazine.

“AND [my friends who are also turning 40 are] all hosted and a few kids deep for the most part. And I’m like…” she continued, falling and laughing. “I’m here with you, eating a hamburger, contemplating existence. I try to fill my days with as much nonsense as I can.

Garfield said he tried to free himself from “society’s obligation to procreate by 40,” which he admitted was “easier” for him as a man.

“It’s more about accepting a different path than what was expected of me from birth,” Garfield told GQ. “Like, by now you’ll have done that and you’ll have at least one kid, something like that. I think I have something to blame for that.

Garfield’s comments come after his ex-girlfriend Emma Stone had a baby last year with her husband, “Saturday Night Live” writer Dave McCary. Although Garfield did not mention Stone in his interview with GQ, he appears to maintain an amicable relationship with his “The Amazing Spider-Man” co-star, whom he dated from 2011 to 2015..

In fact, Garfield said:Happy Sad Confusedpodcast earlier this year that Stone still writesand even beat her for “Spider-Man: No Way Home” spoilers.

His reflection on potential children also comes after the death of his mother Lynn in 2019.

“Life seems to be a perpetual practice of releasing shit,” Garfield told GQ. “Give up an idea of ​​what something should look like, be like, or feel like. And that’s great [to let go of], because of course I would have liked my mother to know my children, if I have children. And it will be. In spirit. She will be there for it. I know it’s there, for all the big shots.”

To read Garfield’s interview in full, head over to GQ.