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Michael Fassbender, born on April 2, 1977, is a German-Irish actor renowned for his exceptional performances in a variety of international films, including 'Inglourious Basterds', '12 Years a Slave', and 'X-Men: First Class'. He is highly praised for his profound acting skills and diverse role choices.

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“At one point you think, well, it's funny, I could just be a starving actor... So if somebody were to pull the plug right now, there'd be no room for complaint.”

Ifs Thinking Wells Actors Rooms Complaints Starving Plugs

Author:Michael Fassbender

“Sometimes if I stick in a character too much I feel like I might start to get blinkered, because I'm making my decisions too definite.”

Ifs Feels Sometimes Character Might Decision Too Much Sticks Definite

Author:Michael Fassbender

“If you're addicted to gambling, you know where to go to gamble. So, if you have a condition where you're addicted to sex, you know where other that are looking for the same thing are going.”

Ifs Knows Sex Conditions Gambling Gamble

Author:Michael Fassbender

“If you're dealing with a character that actually exists, there's an awful lot of information there. So, you can put together, from the information, motivations, insecurities, reactions. Where does that seed get born, if you like?... What I do is put that together.”

Ifs Doe Character Together Motivation Born Information Seeds Reactions Awful Insecurity

Author:Michael Fassbender

“If you're dealing with heavy topic matter, sometimes it's good to have a lightness going into it because it allows you to be open to possibilities, rather than getting rigidly stuck into a certain mind-set. People are strange. When you break up, sometimes you end up laughing with one another, as opposed to crying. Things in life are unusual, and to find those things, it's best to be relaxed.”

People Ifs Mind Ends Sometimes Matter Certain Break Laughing Cry Possibility Strange Heavy Stuck Unusual Things In Life Topics Relaxed Lightness Mind Set

Author:Michael Fassbender

“I believe that if you go and see a film you should have to sort of invest something yourself and you have to do a little bit of the work as an audience member, so when you leave the cinema you should be having those conversations either with yourself - if you're crazy like me- or with friends afterwards.”

Ifs Should Believe Littles Film I Believe Bits Audience Crazy Conversation Members Little Bit Should Have Like Me Cinema

Author:Michael Fassbender

“If I'm playing a murderer, I don't go out and start murdering people.”

People Ifs Murderer

Author:Michael Fassbender

“It's the worst thing if you're sitting there in the theater, going, "Oh, that's the guy who dates this person and likes to do this in the morning and that in the afternoon." Then you're just watching a brand, as opposed to an actor.”

Ifs Persons Guy Actors Morning Worst Sitting Theater Likes Brands Afternoon Worst Things

Author:Michael Fassbender

“Even if I'm playing a superhero, it has to be steeped in reality.”

Ifs Reality Superhero

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“It's more interesting isn't it, if I've got a hedonistic dark side?”

Ifs Sides Dark Interesting Dark Side Hedonistic

Author:Michael Fassbender

“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.”

Ifs Trying Matter Film Fun Social Audience Adventure Members Scripts Studios Tales New Things Pulse Keep Learning Trying New Things

Author:Michael Fassbender

“If there's friends around, I'll cook. Or if I have a girlfriend. But on my own I kind of fell out of the habit of it, and it's a shame really because I know it's good for me. It's something quite therapeutic.”

Ifs Knows Kind My Own Habit Shame Cooks Girlfriend Therapeutic

Author:Michael Fassbender

“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.”

Ifs Interesting Scene Superhero Breeze No Point Being Cool

Author:Michael Fassbender

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Born: April 2, 1977
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 75

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