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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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00:30Downey has a phrase where he says it's called hugging the cactus which is essentially embracing
00:48the ugly sides of your character and and if you hug the cactus for long enough those ugly sides
00:53will become you know the best parts of your new self and I think that's a really great phrase
00:59for anyone that's trying to get sober or to change something in their life is to accept
01:03the sides of you that are perhaps not as great and not letting your past define you
01:29you

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