Warning: This post contains spoilers for Loki episode 6, "For All Time. Always."

Loki star Tom Hiddleston says he’d absolutely play the God of Mischief for the rest of his life. Hiddleston has played the trickster since Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe; first appearing as the God of Thunder’s adoptive, manipulative, yet empathetic brother in Thor (2011). Hiddleston’s role in the MCU’s make-or-break outing, The Avengers (2012), has led to him being hailed as one of the universe’s greatest villains of all time. Always.

Thanks to Thor: The Dark World and Thor: Ragnarok, Loki enjoyed a full character arc, which saw him come to terms with his family and reject much of his malice from earlier films. Unfortunately, Loki was killed at the hand (or rather gauntlet) of the Mad Titan in Avengers: Infinity War. Thankfully, Disney+’s Loki followed the 2012 version of Hiddleston’s character after being arrested by the Time Variance Authority (TVA) for crimes against the Sacred Timeline. Confronting himself (in every sense of the word), Loki arguably changed more in his efforts to take down the TVA than every film prior—a series that could’ve been the character’s swan song ended up being the start of a new chapter. Loki was just confirmed for a second season.

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During a Q&A fan session on Tumblr, Hiddleston was asked if he’d play Loki for the rest of his life. The actor, who has already played the charismatic villain/anti-hero for over a decade, didn’t hesitate to say, “yeah, absolutely.” Read Hiddleston’s full response below:

"Yeah, absolutely. I'm so lucky that I've got to play Loki for this long. And you know, I feel like he's such an interesting character who's been around in human consciousness for so long. And he's got so many different aspects, so many different complex characteristics, that it feels like every time I play him, I find out something new or we get to evolve him or take him down an avenue that we haven't gone down before."

Loki talks to Sylvie in the Loki finale.

Hiddleston went on to say that Loki has “been around for a while” and is most likely “going to around for a lot longer. Meanwhile, I'll just hold on for as long as people want me to hold on for.” The finale of his solo series introduced He Who Remains (Jonathan Majors), a variant of Kang the Conqueror and presumably the MCU’s next big bad that is already confirmed for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania—putting Loki at the center of a conflict that should span more than just Phase Four. That said, Hiddleston lends his voice to Disney+’s upcoming What...If? And is also expected to reprise his role for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Hiddleston’s desire to continue playing Loki in the MCU echoes the sentiments of Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, and other longtime members of the universe. Not only have their respective characters grown their profiles exponentially but contributed to the historical expansion of a cinematic universe many doubted when 2008’s Iron Man came out. As a character, Loki has undergone a metamorphosis unlike any other, and now, Hiddleston’s latest version of the trickster could go full Iron Man and save the multiverse. At the very least, he should play Loki until the big bad he unleashed is dealt with. Given our current understanding of time in the MCU, that might as well be forever.

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