Michael Fassbender has revealed he knew little about Steve Jobs before he filmed the biopic.
Nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal as the late Apple founder, the 38-year-old admitted he didn’t know much more than his connection to the brand before signing onto the project.
“Pretty much zero, to be honest. Obviously, I knew of the man and his connection to Apple, but not much more than that,” he said.
Zero: Michael admitted he knew little about Steve Jobs before he filmed the biopic | YOUTUBE
“Also, I’m sort of crap when it comes to technology and gadgets, so I was pretty green.”
Opening up about the pressure he felt playing the iconic entrepreneur, the Kerry-man admitted he was “s***ing” himself.
“To be honest with you, I was s***ing it. The fact he wasn’t going to be there to judge me himself had no effect, I felt the pressure,” he told Variety.
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“But once you start on the first day, you’re in it. It’s the time leading up to, just dealing with the script. I’m a pretty slow learner.
“I envy friends of mine who can look at things and memorize it — Seth Rogen is one of those people,” he explained.
“I haven’t been blessed with that. I just wanted to do justice to the writing and the fact it is very much an ensemble piece and I didn’t want to let anyone down.”
