As Evans gets into the elevator to ascend to Marvel’s floor, he politely holds the door for other passengers hurrying back from lunch. All of them recognize Cap, even in his civilian clothes, but nobody geeks out.
Pretty soon, the elevator is packed, shoulder to shoulder. As the doors close, someone says: “Now he’s going to beat all of us up.”
Evans laughs and turns around to break the taboo of no eye-contact. “I think about that every time I’m in one of these things,” he says.
“I’m also happy to call Tom, ‘a hero’. I look at this young man and think, ‘Yes, if he doesn’t fit the bill, I don’t know who does’.
In this country (England), we generally don’t do heroes, unlike in America, where every cheeseburger commercial has one in it. But I’ve seen Tom up close for long days in stressful situations and he carries himself with such grace and generosity. He’s a marvel to watch.”
— Hugh Laurie, talking about Tom Hiddleston at the Empire Awards in London (March 2017)