Andrew Garfield became emotional as he lovingly remembered his mother. The actor went through one of the most devastating periods of his life when his mother, Lynn Garfield, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. After battling the disease, she passed away in 2019.

While caring for his mother during the final days of her life, the actor learned much about grief and love. The experience also helped him better understand who his mother truly was. As he reflected on that period, Garfield once again remembered his mother while speaking about one of her most innate qualities.

Andrew Garfield has often spoken about his mother and the impact she had on his life. During a recent interview on The Spiritual Life podcast, the actor sat down with Fr. James Martin, S.J., for a conversation. When asked about his upbringing, Garfield recalled his mother and became emotional as he remembered her innate ability to love and care. 

"She was someone who just innately could love people, tend to people, and care for people. Not only people, animals, plants, trees, nature itself," he said. 

"She was someone who was so concentrated and tuned in to the small miracles of all life. Very Jesuit. Very, very Jesuit. And it was very natural for her. I must have just absorbed that like osmosis. And I'm so grateful.”

The actor mentioned that while grief is not over, he also feels love while speaking of his mother. During the podcast, he further recalled the last days of her life, when he cared for her, and said that the experience made him realize that his mother was a generous soul.

In a previous interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Garfield revealed that even while in her hospice bed, his mother was more concerned about the nurses than her own pain. He has also often spoken about how she encouraged him to pursue a career in acting.

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Later, the actor showed pain and healing in We Live in Time, a film that was particularly close and personal to him.

In 2024, Andrew Garfield starred in the film We Live in Time. The emotional film follows Tobias and Almut as their lives are disrupted after Almut is diagnosed with ovarian cancer. During the film’s premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, the actor explained how art can help people heal.

"I think art heals," Garfield told E! News. “And I'm in the privileged position where I have an outlet for my own healing, my own grief."

He further explained how actors can heal themselves through their art while also helping their audiences heal. Garfield believes that when actors confront their own emotions and express them through their work, they can give audiences a sense of healing. The movie is a painful, tear-jerking romance that is both heartbreaking and ultimately healing.

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