Tom Hardy speaks French - again!

A clip from Le Grand Journal in Cannes, May 2012, where Tom Hardy speaks a little French again.
Here's a translation of the exhange:
This is your first time in Cannes, right?
Yes, it's my first time.
Did Shia & Jessica give you any advice on how to behave, how you walk the red carpet, what you do at night?
Yeah, I'm not allowed to speak.
Yes, you are! Go on.
Well, like I said, I'm not allowed to speak, but I was to told to wear a suit, not to speak and to shave my beard. That's the advice I got.
You're English, Tom?
Yeah, I'm British.
You know the region a bit, the south of France, you've vacationed with your family here, you speak a little French?
[in French] Yes, I speak a little French, but not very good. [in English] I used to come to the south of France when I was a kid. Not here [I don't know which villages he mentions... Montbezier?].

[@661857]

Tom "Hardly" speaks French!!!

[@mighty9293]

shyam s he is the best actor. you're nothing, take back your irony, bitch

[@stanislavgalev9458]

Your comment may be five months old but for the the day you wrote it i am sure that you've won the internet.

[@rajatbhat7799]

But he does make everything Hard! No homo.....maybe a little....

[@Korakaris]

Yes...we read the title of the video..

[@haitangweiyu]

Korakaris The tittle says "Tom Hardy", this comment says "Tom hardLy". So nope, you actually didn't read the title of the video 😂

[@ChicagoMonsterPunk]

When he was at the Cannes film Festival, I actually spoke to him on the phone. My brother-in-law worked as a bodyguard and he quickly became a friend. I awkwardly tried to tell him that I loved him and that his performance in Bronson was awesome and he replied to me in French (that was unbelievable). That guy's fucking awesome.

[@mathitasamassa7707]

llooo

[@kimiapouya7883]

good to you (after 5 years)

[@da96103]

Did you tutoyez with him?

[@ChicagoMonsterPunk]

@@da96103 Actually it was a bit awkward because I kept trying to speak English and he kept trying to respond to me in French haha

[@ashleymoon2969]

I am gonna cry cos I'm sooooo jealous.

[@christianchauhan23]

❤🤍💙 you #TOM HARDY 1 quintillion times.

[@MacJaxonManOfAction]

I've got a beard, and I love having a beard, but I'm ugly. I think a guy like Tom Hardy would be better off without that beard, or at least with a smaller, neater one.

[@Absolutely_puck_fakestine]

Agreed. ( not on you being ulgy)

[@jackharkness6250]

Steven McBrien My other half also now is going for a beard which makes him look a bit older(nothing like Tom Hardy yet though). Nothing wrong with a beard Steven

[@myinvisiblemonsters7]

Steven McBrien I love beards! Tom Hardy (and I'm sure you as well) looks great with a beard, I think.

[@MacJaxonManOfAction]

Sofiya Teplitskaya Aww, thank you :)

[@isab12]

Oh no. NO man who can grow a beard ist better of without it. Beards always win

[@JPSimen]

These French Onions were trying to sell drugs to Hardy, and he was shocked that they had a studio audience to witness the transaction.

[@1719456]

Jessica Chastain looks like a '40s Glamour Girl. Breathing!'

[@SK-ol7ss]

he has a child's voice

[@JKBearness]

Did he say Beziers?!

[@drewinsects]

I LOVE HOW THE FRENCH TRANSLATOR WAS TRANSLATING FRENCH INTO FRENCH. ICONIC.

[@rakhi3018]

😂🤣

[@allah2982]

I'm afraid if you don't know what iconic means

[@S.L.H.B]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@radouanemed1685]

Uhm he didn't

[@yassinerh7709]

He FUUCKIN DIDNT mate !

[@publiusventidiusbassus1232]

Tom Hardy has the best looking ugly beard I've ever seen.

[@DeezNutz-lm2el]

Struggle beard

[@nashnair498]

That's a GLORIOUS beard. Ugly tf smh

[@linesandcircles7465]

@@nashnair498 I second this

[@linesandcircles7465]

At least this isn't a total insult

[@elgatocapibara]

Hey. His beard is awesome.

[@DirtySam0410]

It seems that he can understand French but he can *hard-ly* speak French...

[@veasnaith1698]

***** i see what you did there

[@DirtySam0410]

Veasna Ith Thank you

[@smonyboy]

Veasna Ith no shit

[@startzel1988]

***** He is trying though.... some think the language is shit.... the man is doing amazing and the open mindedness to learning other languages is very cool. Hate people that wanna cry over petty shit. Please learn to grow up :p

[@reachfanatic1234]

Nah it's just the Hardy tone in which he speaks.

[@ramirezrico100]

LOL HE WAS SO NERVOUS - IT MADE ME uncomfortable

[@Gruesome_j]

Youd be a horrible conversationalists

[@oddballsok]

+ramirezrico100 Hardy realises he is in the same sort of shit show as in US or UK; instead of talking about the movie he is in, they want to know what he did at night (none of your business) and if he can understand french (as the snobbish fokker male speaker NEVER attempted to learn english himself)...and then he is pressed to communicate in french.Of course the highschool exams nerves swing up.

[@michelecryer5322]

Tedultra18 I

[@AA-xk1uv]

Offcourse, he is nervous, he is sitting next to cannibal.

[@drdoom1384]

He is just being overly polite. He's exposed to a less comfortable situation. It seems to me he feels there's too much focus on him. Don't understand the French, just trying to read him.

[@bernardv3131]

as a french, i can tell his french seems quite good, even if he's humble about it, sounds accurate and fluent(?)

[@kelpboyss9337]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2LGdGeBjKt-q6c .,..,

[@Grievingbow]

?

[@gamze4863]

@@Grievingbow ?

[@Marley92i]

completement d'accord, je trouve qu'il parle très bien et avec peu d'accent ^^

[@Koepex]

He speaks better french then french natives can speak any other language.

[@beckgrayson4254]

0:45 you can literally see the girl go like "Oh he speaks French :)" in the background lmao

[@alasamir8208]

Can you understand?

[@Ariellotaquet]

She actually says "No it's quite good"

[@wj3186]

Wet.

[@aqua7222]

@@wj3186 Dude... 😅

[@akagetobimaru1994]

Who's that girl though... she's cute

[@katejones9572]

Tom being very shy; he speaks French fluently....

[@lindildeev5721]

Not my diagnosis. There is another Tom H whose French is nearly perfect.

[@vastoflix]

@@lindildeev5721 hiddleston or holland

[@lindildeev5721]

@@vastoflix The first

[@stefanobragagnini0000]

Hanks

[@zeafreethinker]

@@lindildeev5721 Tom Hardy lived in the south of France in childhood. There is another video where he speaks it fluently.

[@redjemjamele4337]

He only said 3 words but his prononciation was on point

[@burpie3258]

0:34 " yeah i'm *bri* *ish* "

[@woodytabooti]

"i'm brick ish" (coz hes tom HARDy)

[@DeanaJacksonFrazier]

He probably speaks it well, it is just when people put you on the spot and you haven't spoken it a while it can be difficult. Then there are native speakers who will criticize you because you can't speak it perfectly. English is my native language mais je peux bien comprendre la langue mais c'est difficile de la parler. So I understand- it sounded great from what I heard.

[@xXN0cturnXx]

he looks always like hes gonna beat the shit out of the next men near him. luv him :D

[@JakeV100]

the woman in the background starts swooning when he speaks french

[@sychosaint8936]

She was embarrassed

[@sychosaint8936]

It is as if the man asked TOM Hardy “ are you STUPID “

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

@@sychosaint8936No

[@anybody606]

He's a nervous wreck in this interview.

[@bparker65]

Yeah he was. I think he got nervous trying to show off his french when in reality he's just a beginner.

[@MrPlatanna]

bonita parker For your information Tommy speaks French fluently! He's used to going to France with his parents as a youngster!....

[@FlamuriHp]

bonita parker I think that you are not fucking allowed to speak like that for Tom .. he clearly said i don't want and i'm not allowed to speak french , but then he spoke but they were talking so he got interrupted multiple times while he was speaking french .. and no matter how much you know french if you speak english all the time you are going to forget the accent and all the words basically

[@bparker65]

Flamur iHp ᴵᶰᵗᵉʳᶰᵉᵗ ᴾᵒᶫᶦᶜᵉ I calls it like I sees it. It was guess, I wasn't bashing.

[@Average_Libtard]

bonita parker dude... just shut up dude. c'mon man. please dude. shut up dude.d

[@TG-ru4fd]

did that translator really repeat what he said when he was speaking in french lmao

[@rd4868]

Nope, just the parts in english. He only said "je parle un peu français mais pas beaucoup" which means i can speak a little but not much.

[@TheMaxlewis87]

sans nom

[@TheWelchProductions]

Actually, it would be: Je peux parler un peu français mais pas beaucoup.

[@saramartins7173]

I think he says "très bien" instead of "beaucoup" (je parle un peu mais pas très bien), right?

[@BaronMSC34]

He said that he speak a bit of French but not very well, and he use to go with his family in the South France like Montpellier, Béziers, Ganges, Nimes

[@giustomalk]

Uhmmm okay he's hot

[@datman2433]

All the girl's faces lit up when he spoke french xD

[@davidbrooke4829]

ffs !I hope my wife doesn't know this..

[@flala2261]

Lololol

[@Ace4975_]

lmao

[@spikem6039]

All of us Brits learn french at school for at least 3 years, yet none of us can speak it hahahahahaha

[@starwrs3468]

Same in Canada

[@starwrs3468]

Although I do know a bit

[@neymar1231]

Im french yall dumb thats why

[@Thomohawk21]

@@neymar1231 oh gee thanks man.

[@Delboy2727]

Fucking hated it. And Spanish

[@mariaancaiordache702]

Aww, he's so sweet!

[@ААбдулов-ч8н]

For you.

[@tomhardy4061]

Thanks for the love❤️❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕

[@Lofi_xhe]

Be proud of him England, you have an awesome actor here, and pretty hot by the way (i'm a heterosexual man) By a French guy.

[@Beth___-]

I love all the hetero dudes acknowledging Hardy's attributes - both theatrical and physical wise. (my english sucks sorry) It takes a lot of confidence to openly say that!

[@damejudy6568]

We are

[@xtd5948]

why do men always have to comment on their own sexuality when they want to express that they find another man hot?

[@sheriffcharliepanda8613]

A heterosexual French man is a paradox

[@mak500]

@@sheriffcharliepanda8613 Mahomet, le prophète pédophile a dû te retourner le cerveau...

[@dfernand101]

Don't intimidate Bane by not addressing him in his natural language !

[@lukajose5120]

Next Video: Tom Hardy speaks french again. Tom Hardy: bonjour! .....video ends.

[@ilikedogs1850]

I love this comment

[@Bekka_boo13]

awww he was so nervous...makes me love him more x

[@msaud2284]

Let him speak

[@darthvader3910]

This must be the most frustrating show setup ever.

[@MrLeonardogb]

He spoke one simple sentence. Is that speaking french??? Come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!

[@steelty]

If that sentence was in french, yeah... This is by far the stupidest fucking comment I've seen today.

[@MrLeonardogb]

For me it is as close as it gets to being fluent.

[@bassinblue]

So he has to say EVERY word in French for you to consider him 'speaking french'? You Ebola infested flea.

[@MrLeonardogb]

I have no time to spend chatting with folks who gave it a go to a project that was based on a retarded idea that Britain would be better off without Europe's support. My condolences, Nigel Farige's wife.

[@christofferboelsmand7492]

Your english is pretty ok, Leonardo. Good on you, mate. Go post it on youtube or something :)

[@x3champ688]

So Alfie did survived, Thomas gonna be angry

[@softlyfierymars]

0:44 "oui.. je parle un peu mais.. mais pas très bien" tom

[@nicholasdavis5393]

I think a lot of Brits have a rudimentary knowledge of French. It's not uncommon for them to cross the English channel for a holiday. Fluent speakers might be harder to find. Once your in Europe though... I'm told most Europeans are decent at speaking 2 languages. One of my family friends is Swiss German, she speaks 6 or 7 languages. I think it just comes with the territory.

[@didid3ksa]

At least it’s better than American

[@scarface7142]

Who speaks french in England Barely anyone

[@Daniel-vg8fk]

Most people in my family speak 3 or 4 languages fluently. Usually dutch, german, english and portuguese. I wouldn't say that every european speaks this much, but most do indeed speak at least 2 languages.

[@venmxshadows]

He may have only spoken one or two sentences but still he could understand everything they asked him. Am I the only one who noticed that??

[@Ariellotaquet]

there's an earpiece with a translator on the other end...

[@loot6]

You're the only one that didn't know they have earpieces in at least.

[@Fibromatose]

"Je parle un peu maaais pas très bien..." He's oh so cute omg i'm dying from listening him speak French.......................... And i'd like you to notice that after him speaking french, you can see all the girls in the audience SMILING. Yes Tom, you're handsome and cute and an amazing actor and yes, all girls want to marry you.

[@thelastkingdom1327]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 what about me. I can speak French too.

[@3rdvoidmen594]

@@thelastkingdom1327 a comment from a almost a decade ago and your still simping bro 😂

[@daijirokatoh3769]

The interviewer asked 'you are English right?' and he answered 'yes am british', he knows French people enough to know that English people better say they are British 😅

[@donnyazoff980]

As a 55 year old heterosexual male I would just like to say he is very, very handsome.

[@pmcmanus420]

OH MY GOD!!! IS THERE NO END TO THIS MAN'S TALENTS AND CAPABILITIES?!?

[@rileybutterfield4527]

what I would do to sit on his face.

[@kristianfranklin2374]

Riley Butterfield then let see how fluent he is lmfao .....my god one day this man just..........uuuuuuuggggghhhh

[@skar8009]

sit on mine

[@tpbfangirl]

Get in line

[@icantthinkofagoodusername5829]

Why would you want to sit on his face?

[@vivacehome1]

@@icantthinkofagoodusername5829 Spiky?

[@martydg1509]

I couldn’t care less if he speaks French at the end of the video. What I’m interested in is what the frick is wrong with all these people babbling away in French while he answers in English

[@qqlf207]

it's called a translator u actual moron

[@mariahnicole5332]

so adorable

[@angelalopezsanchez4425]

Que llamativo es este hombre aparte de ser atractivo habla francés que encantó escucharlo

[@marcusrasborg6874]

No one looks as good as Tom Hardy with a beard😍

[@floatingsara]

Is he wearing a mic in his ear, or is he actually understanding what they're telling him? Because this is a real technique of mutual understanding that is studied by linguists,it's called "LINGUA RECEPTIVA"

[@sharonredus6774]

Tom Hardy is amazing. Every character pictured in his mind becomes perfection; from gestures, to his walk, voice, etc. He embodies & brings each character to life effortlessly. This is a REAL Oscar Winning actor. Perfect Lips, too. 💋

[@715michala]

James Bond? Perhaps ...

[@SvetlanaMSK-n8t]

Слово в слово это хотела сказать. Спасибо ❤

[@judewishedhimselfout]

Best looking actor on the planet!!! And very talented as well.

[@delrey874]

The English don't like the French and the French don't like the English.

[@claraboyer4126]

il parle magnifiquement bien le français il ne faut pas qu'il dise qu'il est nul c'est faux !!

[@nourhansalloum822]

Your french is good enough for me! C’est assez bien pour moi chéri ❣️

[@alamartin]

What a man silently refrains from saying can be much more revealing than what he openly discloses about himself.

[@ClaudeMagicbox]

He said 3 words....

[@joshuabertram672]

How can anyone hate this man?

[@RhysClark97]

that's not fair the French get a translator to translate tom hardy's French into regular French I wish we got an English translator to translate tom hardy's English into regular English

[@ferabra8939]

He looks a bit like Richard Dreyfuss in Jaws with that beard. My vote for Tom Hardy in an (imaginary) remake of Jaws. Sean Penn as Quint, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Chief Brody ;-)

[@imalrockme]

+Fer Abra Allright, exactely!!!!

[@LetsSmokePodcast]

Tom Hardy as Quint, Tom Hardy as Chief Brody, Tom Hardy as Hooper, Tom Hardy as the Major, Tom Hardy as the shark, Tom Hardy as barrel #1, #2 and #3,, Tom Hardy as the ladies from Spain, Tom Hardy as the kid with the fake fin on his head, Tom Hardy as Quint's scar #2

[@LetsSmokePodcast]

I could go on, fucking love that movie

[@ferabra8939]

Fuck, I think I pretty much nailed the casting there and then ;-) . If well done, a Jaws remake could be breathtaking.

[@notundermywatch3163]

motion capture of Tom Hardy as the Shark. Fuck Andy Serkis.

[@rcn9910]

Yeh i'm British Yeh. What a guy!

[@bofliqe]

way too easy to fall in love with Him :)

[@Gina4Alex6]

Speak French to me Tom!

[@19luX92]

Ladies must be wet.

[@SvetlanaMSK-n8t]

Том шикарный мужчина и неповторимый британский актер . Слышала, что он учился в очень хорошей школе, может эти знания оттуда?. А вообще он очень талантлив. Не удивлюсь, что он знает другие языки. Спасибо за эмоции талантливый мистер Харди ❤❤❤

[@sabrinanatasha7868]

The faces in the background lighting up when he speaks French could act as a North star for the lost.

[@tomhardy1429]

Hello baby thanks for your love and support where are we from

[@wendyw5463]

I wouldn't mind what language he spoke to me. Infact he doesn't even need to speak...I'll be happy.💕💕💕🤐

[@lewiscapaldiprivate377]

!!!

[@JPSimen]

But if a Brit spoke Spainish... not Spanish, people be rolling their eyes. Lol

[@PostedForYou]

omg he is so fine

[@me_overthinker]

Why he is not scary in French?

[@chessdancer7600]

man if i looked like him i would be terrified of getting old

[@stred3862]

Why? Handsome men age like fine wine and get more and more desirable every year. Just don't drink and smoke.

[@GarchyOG]

The only thing French people seem to care about with non-French celebrities - "Do you speak French?!" ... Not really, I'm not French...

[@philbecker4676]

I love how native English speakers are so godawful at learning languages generally that if they say the slightest tiny thing in another language everyone loses their shit 🤣 Imagine if people reached like that every time Diane Kruger spoke English.

[@harvey_birdman4455]

that girl on the back probs saying”alright he speaks a bit french i can sneak into his house and marry him”

[@matthewsmith7545]

I'v met tom with his dog in Richmond and I was very surprised by how down to earth he is. Chocolate for dogs confasation. you meet people and know them after the 1st sentence type of person. He's that one.

[@ashleymoon2969]

Those are my ovaries you can hear lol

[@TrenTonStackZ]

well that was awkward

[@Paolo264]

His French is amazing. Sounds just like English.

[@reahsahpagel3354]

I'm half French, my dads from France. I don't know how to speak a single word

[@8Jud3]

+R. Pagel Pick up a book! lol

[@its_tobi0130]

Start learning french. You're so lucky,I wish I had someone to practice my french with at home.

[@tomhardy1429]

Hello my lovely fan. How are you doing nice to meet you here. I really love and appreciate your comment. For how long have you been watching my movies 💕💕

[@xenilus9958]

"yeah i'm bri'ish yeah"

[@kraft9597]

Omg, he's so lovely!!

[@christopheviotti1165]

Pour moi le meilleur acteur de sa génération avc Charlie hunnam! L’avenir lui appartient et je souhaite un jour que le rôle de james bond lui revienne 👍🏻

[@hecate2280]

I bet that he can speak different languages, his roles sort of made him a master of languages.

[@tonyabrookes9931]

Tom Hardy is so beautiful

[@lucaavellano6277]

Let's ask the important question. Which type of hair product is used for his excellent mane?

[@bradley7644]

Holy shit... I thought it was Shia Labeouf on the preview but it was Hardy...and Labeouf is actually ALSO in this video, I lost myself for a second

[@patriciahealey2927]

I met him in liverpool he is 5ft 6 ,I was gutted but a nice guy loved dogs and very posh too I was suprised

[@НастяГлашина]

5'9

[@paolamura3497]

5'9,5

[@18cenzo]

what? he wasn't allowed to speak french with the other actors there??

[@sohamsonar8154]

tom hardy speaks french everyone: hmm seems interesting

[@hamamaali3536]

I don't know why why Tom hardy an actor who's used to extreme stress situations and facing people looks this nervous and uncomfortable....Just chill man 😄😄😄 He is a good actor..

[@tonyabrookes9931]

Because he's human

[@DestroyerJPZ]

Best actor :)

[@NellieKAdaba]

Yes

[@tomhardy9292]

Hello friends

[@Despond]

They can't wipe the lustful smiles off their faces. The power of attraction. Everything he says will be funny, everything he does will be astounding, any mistakes he makes will be forgivable. That's life!

[@ravenID429]

…are you a “nice guy”

[@FlavioMarceloSousa35]

Un Acteur magnifique!

[@badgerboy4448]

Tom Hardy is not British. He is a gift to all the ladies in the world.

[@magellan379]

For his dentist too

[@Abraham4real]

I don't see him as venom I see as Alfie solomons

[@TheJoeyboots]

He can use that when he plays the next James Bond 007!

[@zolini9366]

These french animators and these shows are so awkward and embarrassing, they want funny things everywhere even when it’s not needed

[@saamgyd81]

ganges !! c'est chez moi ! lol

[@mararedpanda]

awwh, so nervous

[@basbah8249]

or on drugs.. cannes is famous for having good coke

[@dianewinchester4656]

Bas Bah Tom almost died because of his addiction years ago. Think before you post crap. bad taste.

[@_________5015]

he has social anxiety

[@williamc.a9612]

really?

[@qandilkakka2095]

He's Good looking dude ..

[@flashgordon570]

Il a la classe ce mec

[@HUDJ0679790]

C'est toujours plus dur pour un anglophone d'apprendre le français je crois. Mais le peu que Tom a dit, il parle pas si mal que ça.