In the US GQ June issue, Michael was asked about the Shame Oscar campaign, and he gave a rather honest and frank opinion. I'm glad he said what he did because it validates most of our reactions here at FF. I know I received some personal criticism for my attitude and some harsh language I used, but now that we know how Michael felt, and you know his friends and family felt the same way... we were just in our sentiments, and I guess, we're all moving forward - this quote offered me closure on the subject :-) . I'm glad that Michael learned a "lesson", and I have too. Now more than ever, we should be proud of Plan B.
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On campaigning during award season: “At the beginning people [say], ‘You’re going to be going to the Oscars,’ and you’re like, ‘Whatever, doesn’t matter, don’t think so.’ But after a while it does penetrate. After a while you’re like, ‘Anyway, so I’m going to the Oscars …’ And you start to believe it. And I did. I thought I was going. And then I found out I wasn’t and I was upset. I was very upset by it. The first reaction was, ‘What the fuck …?’He sounds frustrated that he had let himself get sucked in. "It’s a vanity thing. It does become important to you. And it shouldn’t." On reflection, he decided that he had learned something about misplaced priorities. "A good little lesson.” - Michael Fassbender, GQ June 2012
Another great quote from the article: "The bottom line is, Michael Fassbender is probably the most talented actor that I've ever been around, and I think the most talented actor of this time right now.... I cannot talk about Shame because I sound like a fucking freak, but it's a film that stayed with me for three weeks. His performance haunted me. I watched it twice, and when I look at the nuance, the delicacy, the tenderness, there was nothing heavy-handed about him. He knows what the balance is. He knows real life, he doesn't know pretend life.... The bottom line is that he should have an Oscar on his mantel right now." - Charlize Theron
