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# The Internet Just Can't Quit These Memes of Tom Holland Pronouncing 'Croissant'

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_Published 2017-06-28. Tom Holland talks about ballet dancing, high school, and being yourself_


by 

[Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/)


## Ashley Hoffman


Aug 10, 2017 3:34 PM UTC

Tom Holland talks about ballet dancing, high school, and being yourself 

by 

[Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/)


## Ashley Hoffman


Aug 10, 2017 3:34 PM UTC

If there’s one love that endures, it’s the Internet’s endless fondness for the way [Tom Holland](http://time.com/4837442/spider-man-tom-holland-peter-parker/) once said the word “croissant.”

Back in 2015, the English [_Spider-Man: Homecoming_](http://time.com/4840664/spiderman-homecoming-review/) star mentioned the buttery, crescent-shaped pastry during an [interview.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqxOEOlJxhg) He was explaining that after giving up sugar for a long period for the film _In t_ _he Heart of the Sea_, he finally indulged in a croissant on set. And the Internet had a field day with his diligent French pronunciation.

One fan went so far as to edit a YouTube video of him saying the word on loop.

Holland is aware of the joke, too. Just last month, he spoke on [BBC 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTCNt7cJi9Y) about how all his fans want is a video of him pronouncing “croissant.”

“”I am a walking meme! My fans were like, ‘Tom Holland can’t say ‘croissant.’ He says ‘quackson,'” Holland said. “And every fan I meet, they take a video and they’re like, ‘Hey man, can you say quackson?'”


Because things never die on the Internet, the magical moment was recently rediscovered.

> [](https://twitter.com/%5F%5Fquackson%5F%5F/status/895313406772756482)

> [](https://twitter.com/PeterPereaa/status/894646491217707009)

> [](https://twitter.com/serialsuperhero/status/892150241310519296)


> [](https://twitter.com/spideystark1996/status/895401729923198976)

> [](https://twitter.com/MarianaxTaborda/status/894725143485759489)

Someone even connected the croissant to [another meme](http://www.teenvogue.com/story/tom-holland-frog-fan-theory) about Holland holding a tiny frog in his mouth.

> [](https://twitter.com/liannesvalera/status/894705889222864896)


But Holland is ready to move on to a new Internet phenomenon. “The quackson joke is outdone,” he told BBC 1\. “Let’s find a new one.”


## Transcript

[00:00] What's up guys? I think
[00:04] the cool thing about Peter Parker and the reason why
[00:05] he's such a good role model for me is like, he had the
[00:09] opportunity to be the coolest kid on the planet. But he
[00:12] stayed true to himself and he stayed Peter Parker. My
[00:15] life is changing all around me, literally in front of my
[00:17] very eyes, and it's very important that I stay true to
[00:19] myself, and remain the little kid from Kingston. That's
[00:24] not a hug, I'm just grabbing the door for you. All right
[00:27] kid, good luck out there. The most powerful version of
[00:29] yourself is yourself. If you can figure that out, then
[00:30] highschool will be a walk in the park. Did Liz get a new
[00:33] top? No, you've
[00:38] seen that before. Never with that skirt. Should
[00:42] probably stop staring before it gets creepy, though.
[00:44] Too late. You guys are losers.
[00:49] [ MUSIC ] I did ballet, when I was at school, I was
[00:53] training for Billy Elliot and I went to a rugby school so
[00:55] the ballet was frowned upon at the time But, yeah, I
[00:59] just stuck with it. I made sure that I was having fun. If
[01:03] you're able to have fun within yourself, then you're
[01:05] doing something right and just stick with it. It's one of
[01:06] those things that will always pay off, if you do. If I
[01:10] was Spider- Man, I would have been the coolest kid at
[01:12] school. There's no way I would have keep it a secret.
[01:13] You can't tell anybody about this. You gotta keep it a
[01:17] secret. I'll level with you. I don't think I can keep this a
[01:19] secret, this is the greatest thing that's ever happened
[01:21] to me. I'm going to tell you about this at school
[01:22] tomorrow, okay? Great. I mean, it's hard work, it's
[01:25] definitely hard work. But that said, I get to say I'm
[01:27] Spiderman, so there really is no downside to it at
[01:31] all. It has been the job that keeps on giving, I've loved
[01:34] every minute of it. I'm tired, I need to go to sleep, but I
[01:38] am enjoying myself. [ BLANK_AUDIO ]

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