At 41, Andrew Garfield is questioning everything: ‘I don’t know where my calling is’

“Here’s me,” Andrew Garfield says, gesturing toward a medieval watercolor of a lion. “I don’t want to be that guy that’s talking about plant medicine experiences in the L.A. Times,” he says, immediately proceeding to describe a plant medicine experience to the L.A. Times. Maybe now you’re at that turning point, that age, where your attention can go more toward mentorship — serving others, supporting others, giving.” It’s an idea that feels good to Garfield — not in a purely altruistic way, he insists — but connecting, giving something of himself “just feels really f— pleasurable to me.” Gabriella Salinardo / For the Times He’s also tired. During that “Modern Love” podcast, when he was trying to decipher why he had started crying, Garfield made a confession that felt particularly raw: “I’m sad.