Tom Holland Got Candid About The Best Advice Robert Downey Jr. Gave Him About Sobriety, And Explained Why It's Called 'Hugging The Cactus'

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has entertained audiences for years, thanks to projects arriving in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. So, fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order have seen how close certain actors have gotten while bringing these stories to life, including Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Holland. And the latter actor recently shared advice about sobriety he got from the Iron Man actor, and it includes one colorful turn of phrase.  Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU as Doctor Doom, and he will be reuniting with his old pals in the process. While Holland isn't on the "Doomsday" cast list, fans are still hoping to see the two actors onscreen together in upcoming Marvel movies. As we wait to see if that actually happens, the Spider-Man star appeared on a TikTok from Men's Health, where he revealed the sobriety advice that RDJ gave him.

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00:00I'm going to show you how to make a video of this video.

00:07I'm going to show you how to make a video of this video.

00:18Downey has a phrase where he says

00:44it's called hugging the cactus

00:45which is essentially embracing

00:48the ugly sides of your character

00:49and if you hug the cactus for long enough

00:52those ugly sides will become

00:54the best parts of your new self

00:57and I think that's a really great phrase

00:59for anyone that's trying to get sober

01:00or to change something in their life

01:02is to accept the sides of you

01:04that are perhaps not as great

01:06and not letting your past define you

01:15who can easily pull up fromUSD

01:17because they're growing

01:19in the bag

01:20because it's not as perfect

01:21but then with the 10th

01:22section of the zodiac

01:23that's 갑자기 from the

01:37person who can fall in the

01:39age of age

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