War Dogs actor Miles Teller says it frustrating when people call his acting effortless.
The film’s director Todd Phillips earlier said: “I think Miles is world-class actor. It’s almost if he doesn’t have to try. Don’t mean that in a negative way; he’s just naturally gifted. It’s amazing to watch.”
When asked about this, the 29-year-old said: “That’s frustrating... It’s frustrating when people say that because an actor’s greatest tool is his preparation and I’ve always felt like I do as much prep as anybody.”
Teller and actor Jonah Hill star in the movie about the real-life story of two 20-something stoners who win a $300 million (Dh1.1 billion) contract with the Pentagon to supply US allies with arms in Afghanistan.
Teller said that he has some things in common with his character David.
“David came from Miami, which could not be more different from where I grew up, like the sticks in Florida, out in the woods. But in some ways we were in very similar circumstances at that age. Like he plays guitar, I play guitar. I smoked a ton of pot, as did David. I don’t know if I’d have been able to go into meetings like David did. I did not do that [expletive] when I was high. That was not my entertainment.
“I was smoking multiple times a day every day. But I slowed down on it and really stopped for a while because my career started going and I didn’t want to mess it up when I was high. If someone sent me an email, I didn’t want to respond and obviously you can’t do that [expletive].”
