Playboy Interview: Tobey Maguire
August, 2003
Weighing in at 140 pounds, 5-foot 8-inch Tobey Maguire isn't that big to begin with. To prepare for the role of jockey Red Pollard in Seabiscuit, the 28-year-old actor worked out on a mechanical horse to drop another 20 pounds. Then, in an almost cruel twist, immediately after wrapping Seabiscuit, Maguire had to bulk back up for The Amazing Spider-Man, the sequel to the 2002 blockbuster that grossed $800 million.Before he became a superhero, Maguire had carved out a niche in art-house cinema, po...
