Irish actor Michael Fassbender has admitted he gets “depressed” when shooting challenging films.
No stranger to difficult subject matter, the 38-year-old star of Shame and 12 Years a Slave, revealed he only feels down for short time when on set.
“I do get depressed, but fortunately [it’s] for a short time, especially with Steve [McQueen], where you film over short periods of time,” he said.
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“It was 25 days for Shame, 35 days for 12 Years A Slave, so you just have to hang in there.”
Despite being seen as one of Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor’s, the Kerry man revealed he has no interest in his ‘sex symbol’ label and actively avoids reading any press.
“It’s whatever people write or say, it doesn’t change my day-to-day activities,” he told the Press Association.
“I’ve kind of stopped reading most press of late, including newspapers, which is kind of weird,
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“I try not to spend too much attention on good or bad [press], because if you live by it, you die by it,” he admitted.
“I don’t have a television either, the less distraction, the better,
“I’m a complicated person,” he added.
