'I'm better looking than him': Michael Fassbender reveals he doesn't fear Tom Hiddleston's looks... but he is afraid of SHARKS
He was in Australia last year filming Ridley Scott's latest Alien installment and was keen to hit the waves for a surf.
And Michael Fassbender has revealed that while he is unphased by fame, he feels uneasy around sharks.
It hasn't shaken his confidence though, as he proudly declared himself to be 'better looking' than his acting doppelganger Tom Hiddleston, for whom he is mistaken 'all the time.'
Doppelganger: Actor Michael Fassbender (left) admitted to The Daily Telegraph that he doesn't mind being mistaken for Tom Hiddleston (right) as he is 'better looking than him'
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Michael, 40, admitted to discovering a fear of sharks while surfing at Sydney's Bondi Beach.
'The shark alarm went off there last time and I have a healthy fear of them.'
He indicated he challenges his creative skills to overcome the fear, saying 'if I'm in a very sharky spot I try to leave my imagination on the beach.'
Phobia: Michael, 40, admitted to discovering a fear of sharks while surfing at Sydney's Bondi Beach
When the publication pressed the Irish actor on being mistaken for fellow UK actor Tom Hiddleston, the 12 Years A Slave star replied with good humour.
'Happens all the time,' he joked.
'I can see the similarities, but I’m better looking than him,' he added with a laugh.
Jaws: 'The shark alarm went off there last time and I have a healthy fear of them. If I'm in a very sharky spot I try to leave my imagination on the beach,' he told the publication'
Michael will play dual roles in the latest installment of Ridley Scott's Alien franchise - Alien: Covenant.
He will reprise his role of David - a humanoid synthetic - who first appeared in Ridley's Alien prequel Prometheus and Walter, the upgraded version of David.
In an interview with Collider earlier this month, Michael admitted that taking on two roles wasn't that much of a stretch.
Twice the Fassbender: Michael will play dual roles in the latest installment of Ridley Scott's Alien franchise - Alien: Covenant
'[It's] Not really. Just different costumes,' he said.
'It’s pretty straightforward in the fact that Walter is very much a synthetic minus any of the human traits.'
Aside from his upcoming dual roles, Michael has established himself has quite a versatile actor, proving he is equally at home in big budget blockbusters (Assassin's Creed, X-Men), left-of-centre comedies (Frank) and Shakespearean tragedy (Macbeth).
Multi-skilled: Michael has established himself has quite a versatile actor, proving he is equally at home in big budget blockbusters, left-of-centre comedies and Shakespearean tragedy
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