Fans Laud Actor Andrew Garfield, Call Him Brave For Talking About Grief After Losing His Mother
Actor Andrew Garfield shared his take on dealing with the loss of his mother and won hearts for being solid and vulnerable while discussing it.
(Trigger warning: This post talks about grief, loss and losing a loved one.)
Losing a parent is an ache of a lifetime. No consolation feels justified enough, and the pain feels heavy on days when you least expect it to. For actor Andrew Garfield, this life-changing grief came in the form of his mother's demise.
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However, two years after losing his mother, Garfield bravely spoke about dealing with grief and the loss of his mother on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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The actor said about why his movie Tick, Tick¡ Boom! is notable for numerous reasons, one of them being his honest attempt at honouring his late mother, who he lost in 2019 due to pancreatic cancer.
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Andrew made his appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert while promoting his latest film Tick, Tick¡ Boom! where he candidly spoke about his late mother, Lynn Garfield.
He was describing grief as 'unexpressed love'. He said,
Andrew Garfield shares how art helps him get through grief. pic.twitter.com/ITg7roFB6U
¡ª The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) November 23, 2021
''I love talking about her, by the way, so if I cry, it's only a beautiful thing. This is all the unexpressed love, the grief that will remain with us until we pass because we never get enough time with each other, no matter if someone lives until 60, 15, or 99.''
The video has gone viral on the internet, and fans couldn't stop showering praises and lauding him for being brave.
How eloquently stated. A tribute to his mum. A tribute to Jonathan Larson. A tribute to Stephen and Jon.
¡ª TheTaoOfOat (@TheTaoOfOat) November 23, 2021
A tribute to all people who value art and "sews up our wounds." ??
i lost my dad this year so i 100% understand why he keeps thanking colbert for letting him talk abt her lol. like ppl think it¡¯s too personal and/or a sensitive topic to talk ab when in reality all we wna do is spend time talking ab our deceased loved ones ¡ª carmen ??? (@cvrmenita) November 23, 2021
yes! I lost my Dad this year too and i love talking about him, all the time. The death part is painful but when we were so close to a person & have so much value for someone we want to keep sharing their story after they¡¯re gone ??
¡ª juliana (@skeetbelt) November 23, 2021
As someone who lost a love one recently, this really hit home. It's the first time I'm experiencing grief, which makes it so hard to go through being a new feeling that I've never experienced before. I'm glad to came across this video clip to understand more about this concept.
¡ª Bangtan Baby ?? (@bangtanbuttery) November 23, 2021
I can¡¯t imagine what it¡¯s like to lose a parent or God forbid, two, but I reckon this is exactly how it must feel like. He was so happy talking about his mom. The lump in my throat while I saw this¡? you are amazing, Mr. Garfield ??
¡ª Netflix and Biryani (@SalmanMGhori) November 24, 2021
The loss of a parent is incredibly deep and unimaginable. People who have lost a parent become a part of a club and those only understand the feeling of the loss. If you still have your parents please take this time now to love them before it's too late.
¡ª Tiredallthetime (@Tiredallthetim9) November 24, 2021
This expressions really helped me through a recent loss.
¡ª M Summerfield Smith (@MarnieMemoirs) November 23, 2021
This was very beautiful to watch. Grief as the unexpressed love we didn¡¯t get to share is a concept I hadn¡¯t considered before.
¡ª lil mac (@channelari) November 23, 2021
I understand completely. I used to hold my grief close. Didn¡¯t want to share it. Yet when you express grief, out loud, it helps so much. Even if you¡¯re just talking to yourself. If you share it w/someone else, you¡¯ll see that you¡¯re not as alone as you think. We ALL grieve.???
¡ª Janer Dee? (@wittykitty47) November 24, 2021
¡°We never get enough time with each other¡± ?
¡ª Tara Dublin (Taylor's Version) (@taradublinrocks) November 23, 2021
Grief is a part of life & needs to be talked about more often. Thank you for being such loving sons to your mothers, Andrew Garfield & Stephen Colbert. More men like these men, please ?? @StephenAtHome
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"But what is grief, If not Love Persevering" - Vision
¡ª Saatvik Shrivastava (@StonyHolmes666) November 24, 2021
"Grief is unexpressed love" - Andrew Garfield
The 38-year-old continued, ''So I hope this grief stays with me because it's all the unexpressed love that I didn't get to tell her''. Remembering the last few days he spent with his mother, he further told Colbert,
''I told her every day. We all told her every day, and she was the best of us.''
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In an earlier interview with The New York Times, the actor shared how his brother and father were present during Lynn Garfield's final days.
(If you know anyone battling depression or other mental health issues, please reach out to someone who can help. AASRA Foundation: 022 2754 6669 Samaritans Mumbai: +91 84229 84528 / +91 84229 84529 / +91 84229 84530 Sanjivini Society for Mental Health: +911124311918)
