Miles Teller was asked in a new interview about “bad press” he endured earlier in his screen career
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The Michael star brought up a 2015 Esquire profile in which he was repeatedly called a “dick”
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“That was so mishandled,” Teller said of the viral piece, which “felt like such a violation of what actually transpired”
Miles Tellercame under some criticism in 2015.
In a new interview withIndieWire, Teller, 39, addressed an oldEsquireprofileabout the then-rising star, which concluded he was "kind of a dick.” Asked about having "to counteract some bad press" throughout his career, theMichaelstar brought up the old profile.
“That was so mishandled. The reason why I have not done profiles is because I said, ‘Wow, if I'm not doing this interview on camera, this person can misquote things or put things out of order or say things that didn't happen,' ” the actor said.
TheEsquirepiece “felt like such a violation of what actually transpired,” added Teller. “I told my team, ‘Guys, I don't think I'm doing this again, because I'm reading this and this doesn't sound like me to me.' ”
He continued, “It's unfortunate that being a good person, that doesn't sell. People want to click on the negativity.”
Ultimately, said Teller, “how you treat people truly, that's what matters… The actors, the directors, the crew, the producers, you can't hide who you are when you're on set.”
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Reflecting on the early phase of his career, after breaking out with 2010'sRabbit Holeand 2014'sWhiplash, Teller noted that most actors are “just hoping to get a role.”
“I used to be more critical of work other people were doing, because you get thrown into this rat race when you're first starting out,” he said of that time. “As I've gotten older, I appreciate and have respect for longevity, if you can hang around. I always wanted to contribute.”
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Following sci-fi filmThe Gorgeand fantastical romance filmEternity, Teller next appears inPaper Tiger, which premiered at theCannes Film Festivalon May 16. The James Gray-directed, Neon-distributed drama costarsAdam DriverandScarlett Johansson.
Teller most recently played lawyerJohn Brancain theMichael JacksonbiopicMichael(in theaters now), teasing to IndieWire that a sequel may be in the works.
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