German - Actor | April 2, 1977 -
What I find really interesting is to try and mix it up, to push myself and try different things. I don't want to stay in my comfort zone. I want to take risks and keep myself scared.
Michael Fassbender
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Everything I put my name to and take part in, I want to be good. That's not saying it will always happen. But I want to make bold choices.
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There's no point in swanning through and being cool as a breeze in every scene. It's not really that interesting. Even if you're a superhero.
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Even if I'm playing a superhero, it has to be steeped in reality.
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'Hunger' definitely changed my life, in terms of being recognized by filmmakers, since that was very much a filmmakers' film.
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Magneto has a whole lot of complexity to him. Emotionally, he's coming from a very damaged place. I like the ambivalence of it. I want the audience leaving the theater wondering, asking the questions themselves rather than being spoon-fed like a lot of these super-villain characters.
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You know, it's amazing. I don't even have a car, would you believe it? I had a motorbike and it got stolen last year. So I've got to buy another one of those, I suppose. I can treat myself to that.
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My goal was for acting to become my main income. I would say to myself, 'I'm good enough.' That became my mantra.
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The arts are very alive in Ireland, so that had its influence on me. But I consider myself European, really.
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I keep everything very simple. I like telling stories.
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As an audience member, those studio films are fun. I like an adventure tale, and I also like to go see something that has more of a social pulse. I like to keep learning and trying new things. And if the scripts are good, it doesn't really matter.
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Why not provoke some thought and get people talking about things? I like characters that are flawed because we all are. When people break up in a script, you think, Oh, right, there must be tears shed here. But maybe the fact of the matter is that they're both laughing.
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