Michael Fassbender wants a woman with “intelligence, self-confidence”

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New Michael Fassbender photos! HUZZAH. Unfortunately, we only have the cover shot for Michael’s Interview Magazine cover profile (for February ‘12), but I did get my hands on some scans from Fassy’s GQ UK (February) cover profile. The photo shoot isn’t balls-out, Fassy-is-coming-and-his-beast-will-wreck-you, but they definitely get the job done. I love the extreme closeup of his jaw line. Sigh… this man. I can’t even.

I also got the chance to read the full GQ UK interview, which was okay. It’s a pretty standard-issue piece about how awesome he is (true story), and how he’s a man’s man who just happens to be insanely gorgeous, and a throw-back to stars like Marlon Brando. The best parts of the interview have already been excerpted – that’s the stuff about “the beast within” and “wrecking the sweetshop”. But here are a few more highlights:

Unlike other stars, Fassbender looks and acts his age. Even on screen. It’s refreshing. He has worry lines on his forehead, confesses to a loathing for plastic surgery, and has zero dedication to maintaining “some kind of image.”

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So what of his love life? Wasn’t he dating Zoe Kravtiz, daughter of the man with the worst dress sense in rock, for a while? As I ask about the actor’s dalliances, just for a second, I catch the fuse in those blue, surgical, lamp-bright eyes, trip.

“I’m quite a romantic person and I love the idea of having a family. But I’d have to take a step back out of this. It’s not fair on somebody to be waiting for you. You spend long periods of time apart and then when I am here, I’m working. I find it difficult to do both and to give that other person the right amount of attention and time they deserve.”

…What is it he looks for in a woman? “Intelligence, self-confidence in one’s own skin. If a girl is slightly overweight, or you know, if she’s comfortable in herself, living life the way she wants to like it, I find that sexy and attractive. If somebody is the perfect mould, but she’s not enjoying herself, than I find it sad and unsexy.”

[From GQ UK, print edition]

So, basically, Fassy will only unleash the beast and wreck your motherf–king sweetshop if you are a confident woman, and he’ll give special consideration to a big-booty ho. LIKE ME. I really did feel like he was speaking just to me. I also feel like he was telling me that I need to prepare myself for years of following him around as he goes from job to job, just so he can give me the time and attention he thinks I deserve. Right? That’s what he was saying just to me, right?

Photos courtesy of Interview Mag & GQ UK.

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  1. brin says:

    Right! Go get’em, Kaiser!

  2. carrie says:

    i guess he’s more interested by his career than by love actually:he’s the Hollywood It-boy with Ryan Gosling in this time

    he deserves to be nod for Shame (with Carey Mulligan)

  3. Dee says:

    Now you got me. I finally get it. Damn it he’s FINE!!!!

  4. Astrid says:

    Thank you!

  5. Alita says:

    I’m sorry to do this to you … I think he has a touch of the kFeds in the facial region.

  6. Maya says:

    I kind of laugh when male actors say the usual lines: woman with intelligence, woman who is independent, etc, etc…
    For them to end up with some robotic bimbo a la Rosie Huntington Whitely.
    I have to say that Fassbender is a great change from Bradley Cooper. I’m so sick and tired of the words actor and Bradley Cooper being used in the same sentence.

    • Amb says:

      Rosie’s no bimbo. Good looks don’t make someone an idiot. You sound bitter.

      • HadleyB says:

        When she spouts stupid shit so yes she is a bimbo. She needs to just shut her mouth already.

        Just because someone has an opinion on a “model” or celeb doesn’t mean they are bitter. Easy cope out answer: BITTER.

        or “jealous”. Please. I think many actresses and models are beautiful… some are stupid some aren’t.

        But Rosie is overrated, can’t act , can barely model and really needs to stop doing interviews and get a BF that doesn’t look her dad.

      • Blue says:

        I thought bimbo meant “slutty” etc. I didn’t know it meant stupid. Why not just say stupid, dumb, and/or not so bright.

      • scotchy says:

        nope, he thus far seems to shy away from the model types, last i saw/heard,he was boning his co star from,shame(not carey mulligan, but nicole behari).
        though i find him creepy as all creepy can be.. he is a great actor,and he really does give off the craziest sexual energy.. its uhm well, let me just say, kaiser, i think your underwear would literally burst into flames.

      • Heine says:

        Blue: People use ‘bimbo’ more commonly to mean a physically attractive woman who isn’t very bright (Blonde bimbo). It can also mean slutty, of course, but it gets more use as ‘stupid’ than ‘slutty’.

        Maybe it’s a regional difference? I’m in SoCal where it almost exclusively means ‘stupid but pretty’.

  7. Nessa says:

    He is pure sex. That is all.

  8. maci says:

    Thanks Fassy. You’ve just exploded my ovaries.

  9. Eve says:

    I don’t like the cover picture — he looks cross-eyed in it.

  10. Silk spectre says:

    That’s a damn good way to start the week! But how I’m supposed to concentrate on work now? I’m all stirred up. Focus girl! FOCUS!!!

  11. neve says:

    there’s a really good interview with him on guardianunliomited also

  12. Cathy says:

    AAAAAHHHHHHH What a man. If I could just sit and talk to him for 15 minutes, my insides would be tickled with glee. Now anything else would be bonus.

  13. Marissa. says:

    I really like the cover, but it really DOES look like he’s crossed-eyed. But he’s still smoldering, as per usual. I also noticed how respectfully he answered the question about Zoe, without dragging her name in the mud, pointing fingers, or sounding like a complete douche. The pictures, though, are killing me, lol. Especially the one below the cover. Sigh, I love him oh so much.

  14. TheOriginalKitten says:

    Kaiser-I saw Shame on Saturday! It’s not a movie I would recommend to most people but I really liked it and it is a MUST-see if you like Fassbender. He is officially the hottest guy on the planet. I just can’t believe that he looks like THAT and is also ridiculously talented. This movie had lots of full-frontal nudity of The Fass and believe me when I tell you it is ALL LEGIT. YUM.

    • podzol says:

      Oooh glad you enjoyed it too — though I guess “enjoyed” would be a peculiar term. It’s struck a cord with me and I still think about certain scenes every now again. Bugger, Fassbender and Mulligan are so good at what they do, and it quite feels like you’re right along the ride with him for the addiction bender (which is why I felt like taking a never-ending comfort shower when I got home).

      Oh, and it’s absolutely ridiculous how naturally well-built the guy is (the kind of build where good genes prevail and no gym is necessitated). His face might look in the 40’s, but that body… I fear Kaiser will spontaneously combust when she gets to see it.

      • TheOriginalKitten says:

        Hi Podzol.
        Exactly-I’m still thinking of the movie even today-it’s very affecting and haunting in that way. And yes-ITA about the long shower! I’m not a prude but I was watching this film wedged between two couples in their 60s so yeah, it was kind of uncomfortable because the scenes are SO graphic and so physically intimate.
        I don’t know who’s directorial style makes me more uncomfortable-D. Aronofsky or S. McQueen, which is interesting because the former is master of the quick-cut (hip-hop) shot and the latter is master of the long, drawn-out shot. Interesting to see how McQueen’s long-shot style can be used to effect.
        I thought the movie was pretty incredible. Hope Fassy gets his due come Oscar time! Oh, and yes-his body is INSANE. It’s not overbuilt, not too thin-it really is incredible..

      • podzol says:

        Haha! Like the proverbial Goldilocks tale: Not too hot, not too cold — JUST RIGHT 😉

        (It makes me averse to overpumped bodies even more now — it’s like, ‘roid up all you want gentlemen, but there’s only so much you can attain when there are these types of triangle-shaped swimmer’s bodies walking amongst us).

      • TheOriginalKitten says:

        Oh swimmers’ bodies-the BEST! Square broad shoulders, narrow waist..pefection!

  15. madpoe says:

    Oh if ever I were to be spanked *heavy sigh* I’m confident my bootyliciousness would like it Fassy.

    On another (intelligent) note, the last photo, his waist looks way smaller than mine. I don’t wanna snap him 😉

    PS – the title couldn’ve been “I like big butts and I can’t not lie!” lol

    • Jules says:

      That last shot does show how small he is…probably partly from losing all that weight during Hunger. Time to bulk up Mr. AssBender, you’ve got a big buffet of choice around here that is a force to be WRECKoned with.

      • TheOriginalKitten says:

        Hunger was filmed over 3 years ago. I think that’s just the camera angle that makes him look so little. He looked very fit and muscular in Shame, not too thin or anything.

  16. Blue says:

    B&W pics do not do him justice. I sigh after looking at each picture, he’s so… I don’t have the words but I have a crush on him 🙂

  17. Bellydancer says:

    Le sigh where do I begin with this post. First off Keira Knightley is a selfish bitch how dare she deny The Fassdong the right to spank her ass, she should have been feeling blessed that he even wanted to touch her ass but oh well since her ass is so tiny I could understand her reservations but anyhoo I understand perfectly Kaiser The Fassdong needs a woman to put all that dong in and these skinny lil actresses are not working for him and us big booty ho’s as you put it, need to work together.

    • Mr.Smurf says:

      Even though Ralph Fiennes will always be my first love, Fassdong is starting to be future husband number 2. I’m glad he loves women with some extra meat, like meeeeeeeeee! All I know is, if I was Keira Knightley in a movie where Fassdong had to spank me….I wouldn’t have made him use a box to hit. I don’t care if I was bruised for a year, I’d let him do it, and you can believe that I wouldn’t be faking any sound that came out of my mouth.
      Even though I’m half black, half white and as white as a snowflake, as a girl with a big butt and hips now I know that I have a chance with the Fassdong. Like you said, we need to work together.

  18. Julie says:

    So, I went to see “Shame” last night. It was showing in a vintage theatre in my city, the kind that has only one screen and velvet-covered seats. I walked into the movie expecting to be lady-hard for Fassy for the entire two hours. However, it actually ended up being a heavy and hard movie to watch. The sex scenes were hot, but it was a bit like watching someone gorge on chocolate cake or watching an addict shoot up. The sex was just so un-romantic, so mechanical, so painful that it was hard to enjoy Fassy. My favourite scene though was the one where he’s dirty-talking to the girl in the bar. If I could have that recorded and played over and over, that would be bliss…

    On a different note, I see that the Interview piece was by Josh Brolin? I love love love Josh Brolin, so the thought of him interviewing Fassy is just delicious.

    • Carrie says:

      I think that just shows how well he’s depicted the loveless sex of sex addiction.

      Hopefully he’ll get the recognition he deserves for this! 🙂

      • TheOriginalKitten says:

        I’ve never been more jealous of a woman than I was of Nicole Beharie when they went back to his apt. And I thought that particular scene (although it ended badly) was incredibly hot. There was a lot of depraved sex in the movie, of course, because that’s the only kind of sex Brandon could tolerate. I still think he couldn’t have done a better job of showing his character’s utter self-loathing. It really was one of the most remarkable performances I’ve seen..such a talented guy that Fassy.

    • Pureinsanity says:

      Julie..that bar scene was perhaps the hottest scene ever. Its not really what was said and done, but HOW he said it. Wow.

      Saw the movie, loved it but it also made me very depressed. The scene With Nicole Beharie in his apt was sensual, but it ended so badly. I can’t..I just can’t.

      • podzol says:

        No spoilers, 98 % of America still has not it (damn you NC-17)!! 😉 but remember when he licks his fingers…. Ewww phwooaar came to mind. Simultaneously.

      • Carrie says:

        Im stuck in the UK, still not seen it!!

  19. Anna says:

    I think my vagina just exploded.

  20. Franny says:

    I never got this fascination with him, and I never read the posts about him on here….until I watched X-Men this weekend. I get it now. meow.

  21. lolab says:

    I have to say he doesn’t always look hot to me in print photos. But damn, watch that man in motion on the big screen and he’s straight sex. Who knew Rochester could ever be such a hot bitch the way Fassy played him? I mean, the dude’s got a wife in the attic, and he even made THAT sexual!

    • Mr.Smurf says:

      I know. I didn’t even really like the new Jane Eyre, but I loved him as Rochester. If you had put him and Ruth Wilson as Jane, that would have been perfect. He was amazing! I only got the movie so I could have some pg Fassdong to watch.

    • ViktoryGin says:

      Second. I said this exact same thing in a previous post. He’s got this animal-like quality when he moves, and it yields this whole other dimension to his magnestism that isn’t always present in still shots.

  22. only1shmoo says:

    “smart and confident”, hmm…well, the people close to me say that I’m smart, and I can be arrogant too – is that close enough? Wait, who am I kidding, of course it’s good enough! Fassy, call me!

  23. HadleyB says:

    Gee he’s looking for self confidence, and intelligence? No way.. you mean guys want this in girls? YAWN.

    I didn’t find any depth to his interview.. he sounded like an ad on a dating site.

    The fact is when men find someone they love, are into they will do anything..anything to be with them so this complaint about traveling and working too much? Excuses. He wasn’t into whoever he was dating or didn’t want to commit to them…

  24. Sakyiwaa says:

    I’m kinda getting into him too. Lol!

  25. jazz fabulous says:

    ughhh, he is just too damn sexy, and I love that he would date an overweight woman who is confident with herself 🙂

    • mia girl says:

      Not to rain on the parade of Fassdong, but he did say “If a girl is SLIGHTLY overweight”

      I mean, that could be 5-10 lbs! Point is, I dont think we will see Fassbender dating Melissa McCarthy anytime soon.

      Still love him.

      • dunzo says:

        lol, my thoughts exactly. i think he said he was looking for self confidence and intelligence to only please his female audience. obviously he has a type: outgoing, pretty, tiny girls (maiko spencer, zoe kravitz)

  26. Shaye says:

    Jesus Christ…I second you on that jawline picture…hotness!

  27. Brittany says:

    I was officially converted this weekend!

    All hail the Fassdong!

  28. Chickie Baby says:

    Golly, I adore this man. Always have, always will!

  29. Pureinsanity says:

    So many ovaries and Vagina’s exploding here. My Gosh.

  30. Emme says:

    Too…much…sexy…GAH (ovaries and vagina simultaneously explode) Bless this man.

  31. UKHels says:

    much as I want to ride the Fassdong all night long, they all say this shit and then hook up with a 20-year old blonde stick insect 🙂

  32. Angelina Stevens says:

    Serious question…How do I, Angelina Stevens ‘win’ a date with Actor Michael Fassbender? Nothing sexual, just an old fashion date?

  33. Camille says:

    He is gorgeous and Kaiser your write up was hilarious lol.

  34. Bellydancer says:

    Ladies from here on out we will refer to our “sweetshops” instead of vaginas and ovaries in reference to Michael. All agreed say yeah!!!!

  35. wtf? says:

    🙂 made my monday, thanks kaiser

  36. Penguin says:

    Kaiser! Gary Barlow for hgf please. Google him, he’s gorgeous.

  37. Addison says:

    WOW! Can’t even concentrate. He looks too good. I am so hooked on this man, CB is the first place I go to when I get online. Although I don’t particularly like the cover of Interview Magazine (I find the fire a bit much — Cheesy) His face is all that is needed to convey “Man on Fire”. Sigh… But that third picture. I just want to reach and touch his face (to start with). Yeah, so classy of him not to speak ill of his exes. Makes him more beautiful and appealing. It’s gonna be a Long week! Kaiser! MORE!

  38. Miss masseuse says:

    The man is so sexy he makes me want to go at myself like a sewing machine in a power surge!

    Not smart or witty and kinda crude but true!

  39. darkladi says:

    OMG…this sweetshop is officially wrecked. And my monitor is once again licked clean.

  40. LittleDeadGrrl says:

    Love him. I wish I could hear all of his interviews with that sexy voice he makes what he says even better. I like how he’s honest about his life and that he thinks it’d be selfish to start a family considering how he lives. I like honesty. That’s sexy to me. Sigh.

  41. d says:

    The next Bond.

    • Maya says:

      If only!
      I doubt that he’d do it, but I’d be happy for that to happen. There ought to be an online campaign to Barbara Broccoli, to make this happen.
      Daniel Craig is infuriating as Bond.

      • HoustonGrl says:

        I agree. I can’t stand Craig as Bond. To me, he represents a very Americanized portrayal of Bond (and I’m American). Craig is more action-hero than classy-sly-sophisticate. I loved Brosnan, and I think Fassy is PERFECT for the role.

  42. Mari says:

    All of you please step back. I totally saw him first

  43. Amber Please says:

    I would love it if he came to my sweetshop 😉 Sexy as always!

  44. Amber says:

    I would love it if he came to my sweetshop 😉 Sexy as always!

  45. Newtsgal says:

    Mr Fassbender, you would like to meet a intelligent, self confident woman….
    Well, I’d like to introduce you to Miss Kaiser.
    I hope you two will have a long and happy life together!

    P.S.
    Hey Kaiser….i wanna see the pics…lol!

  46. leslilly says:

    These pictures are hot and gorgeous.

  47. HoustonGrl says:

    I’ve heard lots of actors/men in general say that they look for a woman with “confidence.” What does that even mean? Does any woman out there feel super confident? I’m not saying I have low self-esteem, but I think *most* women are pretty filled with self-doubt and humility, any thoughts?

  48. Mr.Smurf says:

    I think I’m gonna cry. I like to print out pictures of my favorite male actors, and was trying to print this out…..but my stupid printer doesn’t print web pages for some reason and my word document won’t put pics on.
    That jaw shot is amazing!

  49. ramona says:

    I’m seeing Shame tomorrow night, followed by a Q&A with Steve McQueen. (It’s here in London, in Soho.) I’m so excited that it’s sort of ridiculous.

  50. Stephanie says:

    Soooo, Kaiser, if he’s wrecking your sweetshop, does that mean that David Gandy and Monica Belluci are free? 😉

  51. Casey says:

    My biscuits are VERY happy but disappointed cuz there aren’t any “Shame” showings around my area. I don’t think I can wait anymore months for the DVD release lol. FYI, the cover IS pretty cheesy. He’s still decadent nonetheless.

  52. alyssa says:

    Michael Fassbender’s incredible. I want to see Shame so badly too! They don’t have any screenings in my area either. I’m literally trolling through the internet to see if anyone uploaded yet. (Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know it’s illegal…don’t judge LOL)

  53. g says:

    hot hot hot!