Miles Teller Reacted To Reports That He's Kind Of A Douche

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Miles Teller does not want people to call him a dick.

In 2015, after Miles's breakout role in Whiplash, he was interviewed by Anna Peele for Esquire. It opens, "You're sitting across from Miles Teller at the Luminary restaurant in Atlanta and trying to figure out if he's a dick." Though it's worth giving the profile a read for yourself, it does note that Miles does come across as "kind of a dick."

A personal highlight: "[Miles] recounts a direct message he—a twenty-eight-year-old actor still trying to find his place in his profession—sent to five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant through Twitter: Kobe, watched your Showtime documentary. Really related to what you're talking about and striving for greatness and how it can oftentimes be an isolated journey, and how relationships can be a weakness in a way, if you're really kind of going after it."

In a new interview with IndieWire, Miles was asked about the "bad press" he faced early in his career — which led him to immediately reference the Esquire piece. "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,'" he replied.

He continued, "It felt like such a violation of what actually transpired. 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. This is not life, so why would I ever want to be a part of something where they can just put that in?'"

"So it’s unfortunate that being a good person, that doesn’t sell. People want to click on the negativity. If you go to bed and put your head on your pillow and how you treat people truly, that’s what matters. That [2015] interview was like 12 years ago," he said.

You can read the full interview here.

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