Miles Teller on JK Simmons’ work: ‘I’ve seen like five minutes of a lot of s—t’

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Miles Teller is still happening, you guys. I can’t help it! He’s promoting Whiplash and everyone loves the film, so Miles is still doing interviews. He’s already thrown shade at Divergent, John Cusack’s career and his Whiplash costar J.K. Simmons. Who’s next? Well, I made my way through Miles’ new Yahoo Movies interview and it’s like he’s doubling-down on all of the previous shade and then some. You can read the full piece here. Some highlights:

The push-back from his candid interviews: “In all my interviews, I am very candid. I don’t censor myself, but also I’m very proud of the career I have. I’m not a f—king bad person. I don’t think I’m better than anybody so I don’t really worry too much about what comes out of my mouth.”

Miles on his costar JK Simmons: “I’ve never seen him in anything. I never saw Juno. I’ve seen like five minutes of a lot of s—t. I know him from the Farmers Insurance commercials. Oh, [and] I saw him in Spider-Man.”

How he cries on camera: “I think about the Phillies, and the season that they’re having, and it just pours out. They were pretty bad this year and last year, pretty dogs—t.”

His friend Shailene Woodley claims she can’t get ahold of him: “Yeah. That’s because she doesn’t have a phone and she lives in a tree. I was just talking to her earlier. She talks to me for a little bit, then she’ll just f—king disappear.”

Whether he’s adopted a “one for them, one for me” strategy with films: “No, because honestly, I don’t feel like I’ve ever done a “one for them” type of film. For me, it’s always about the script and the people I want to work with. I’ve been offered literally a million dollars to do a s—tty script, and I have not done it. You think about it for a second, but I think you want to be very precious with your résumé, and the choices you make, you should be able to defend them.”

Talking about money: “People don’t ever want you to talk about money if you’re an actor, because they just assume you’re making tons and tons of money. For The Spectacular Now, [I made] literally, like, 6 grand. For Whiplash, [I made] literally, like, a couple thousand dollars — not even $10,000. So for me to make what somebody with a college degree makes, I would have to make nine Spectacular Nows a year. I love doing independent films, because you have more control of your character. Yet as soon as you start doing a lot of studio films, it’s like, “Oh, you’re selling out.” So it’s a fine line there. “

He’s a proper actor: “Yeah. I didn’t want to make it this whole generational thing, because it can be for any generation… I got my theater training up in New York. I went to school for it. And I think a lot of people want this kind of instant gratification, this Millennial thing. It’s like, you make a YouTube video, and then if you get enough views, you can get a TV show out of it, and all this reality television stuff. For me, all that stuff wasn’t around and yeah, I think acting is absolutely a very rich craft, and it should be something that should be practiced. It’s not something where you can just kind of go and f—king wing it. I think you should be aware other actors, and the stuff that’s come before you, and what you want to do. I think they should take it very seriously.

[From Yahoo]

At Yahoo, there’s an extremely lengthy conversation about what went down with his W Magazine interview, the same one where he threw shade at Divergent and said he felt “dead inside.” In this interview, he goes back and forth between saying he was misquoted and saying that W Mag took his comments out of context. It’s pretty clear that he said what he said to W and he’s still dealing with some fallout from it, but I actually give him props for trying to talk his way out of it. And honestly, considering the heap of BS that comes out of this kid’s mouth, I don’t even think his Divergent shade was all that bad. I’m personally more offended that he’s still telling people that he barely knows JK Simmons’ filmography whatsoever while just a few minutes later, he’s talking about the importance of knowing other actors’ filmography. This kid’s a punk.

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  1. Kiddo says:

    KD Lang is so angry these days, why for?

  2. Tiffany27 says:

    He is so unlikable.

  3. OhDear says:

    His poor publicist.

    • joan says:

      And he doesn’t just look down his nose at other actors, he bashes the star of the movie he’s publicizing NOW.

      That’s not done.

  4. Ladyray says:

    at this point I would stop with the interviews.

    I can’t wait to read the comments here…I know you guys LOATHE him.

  5. sigh((s)) says:

    Wow. I really friggin hate this kid. Maybe he should take his own advice and be aware of other actors’ work *cough* (your brilliant co-star). If ever there was anyone that needed a gag….

  6. Brin says:

    Ugh….someone needs to explain how this works to this asshat.

  7. Jaderu says:

    His mouth is so distracting.
    It has stupid falling out it.

    “you want to be very precious with your résumé, and the choices you make”
    Yes Miles. Your Footloose remake was this generations’ Citizen Cane.

    • SAKS says:

      I was thinking exactly this. His actions don’t match his words…. Anyway, I just know him because of his last three posts here, already atrongly dislike him

    • starrywonder says:

      What he was in the Footloose remake? WHAT AN ASS! Yes so JK Simmons should be ashamed of his lengthy and quite frankly kick ass resume but this tool is like I havent seen him in anything.

  8. INeedANap says:

    Someone needs to send that kid a can of WD-40 so he can unstick his head from his butt.

    But his comment on Princess Sunshine Vadge was hilarious.

  9. GreenBunny says:

    This kid is a super douche, but I admit I giggled at what he said about Shailene living in a tree and not having a phone. They are both pretentious asshole kids that think they are smarter then everyone.

  10. Maddie says:

    Since he has a face that kind of fades into the background, this could be his way of getting noticed….stupid but look we’re still talking about this gaping a**.

  11. mia girl says:

    JK Simmons has had bowel movements with more substance than this guy.

  12. QQ says:

    He.Needs.To.stop.talking

  13. Talie says:

    The only thing I give him kudos for is that he studied acting and I respect that. Other than that, his ego is just beyond…

  14. Abbott says:

    Chris Brown, brandishing his Ebola scepter: “Who dares challenge me, King of the Sh*theads?” The doors fly open and in strides Miles Teller.

    Here’s an actor you might want to become familiar with, you lil douchenozzle sh*tamaroo: Alex Pettyfer. See how far he got for being a steaming turd.

  15. QQ says:

    He.Needs.To.stop.talking.Stop.Just.Stop

    It’s a Foot in Mouth disease that Rivals Gwyneth Paltrow…sorta a Hollywood Ebola where they say a Bunch of elitist precious stupid shit compare photographers to rapists and pedophiles and generally cant stop the verbal diarrea .. Is probably from not eating anything but Kale, cigarretes and air

  16. claire says:

    Ugh. I hate this guy. Stop covering him! Save us from this douche!

  17. lucy2 says:

    Ugh, he’s one of those. “Look at me, I’m so ballsy and cool, I don’t care what people think, I say whatever and that makes me such a badass…right? Doesn’t it? Please validate me!”
    He’s also not too bright, talking about being aware of other actors and work, and while repeatedly dismissing a talented, well established actor that he was LUCKY to have the privilege to work with.

  18. FingerBinger says:

    I’m not quite sure why people hate this guy. He’s not out partying or getting arrested or spitting on people. He’s just talks a lot of sh*t.

  19. EEV says:

    “…I think you should be aware other actors, and the stuff that’s come before you…”

    Except when it’s J.K. Simmons, I guess.

  20. kennedy says:

    What is the big deal with throwing shade at Divergent? The movie was HORRIBLE. It wasn’t a non-starter in terms of box office but it didn’t do Hunger Games numbers and it’s not going to be a phenomenon the way Harry Potter or Twilight (barf) were. He should throw shade at such a crappy film. It was horribly written, directed and acted.

    • Virgilia Coriolanus says:

      Because he was in the movie. It’s being unprofesional and disrespectful. In the real world, if you dissed your place of employment’s work project in a public forum (such as twitter, facebook, etc) there would be real world repercussions.

      And it’s one thing to diss a project you did five, ten, fifteen years ago, than to diss a project you did a year ago. He comes off as SO ungrateful.

    • Nick says:

      No he shouldn’t throw any shade. He choose to be in that horrible movie and he’s need to be quiet and live with it. He read the script, knew it was shit but because of its potential success, he decided to still join.

      He’s rude and unprofessional talking bad about it. Then in this interview he talks about how important it is for an actor to be selective with their films…um like did he forgot about his own choices?

    • Kas says:

      The same reason you don’t talk shit about your employer in public.

  21. Lilacflowers says:

    So, he thought “That Awkward Moment ” would look good on his resume?

  22. Penelope says:

    God, he even looks like a douche.

    I must say some of the stuff he says is kind of amusing, like thinking about the Phillies to get sad and Shailene Woodley living in a tree. LOL

    Oh, and I think he’s a bit envious of JK Simmons. Don’t understand the shade he keeps throwing otherwise.

    • whatsmyname? says:

      I never thought that he might be envious of Simmons but I just remembered that he is getting major oscar buzz and is pretty much a lock for a nom atleast and no one is talking about Miles. l think he is definitely jelaous.

    • Lou says:

      Makes sense!

  23. mollie says:

    This kid again. I’m confused. I don’t know who he is, I don’t know why he thinks he can in any way associate himself with John Cusack, I just don’t get it.
    Please don’t keep posting about him, he gives me a headache. Go away, kid.

  24. noway says:

    Who is trying to make this guy happen? I want to know because someone is always stuffing one of these wannabes out there until they fall flat on there face time after time. How many chances does he get? Just wondering I would say he is an okay actor, nothing extraordinary so why!!!!! I haven’t seen Whiplash, but all the hoopla is over J.K. Simmons not him.

  25. Reece says:

    Maybe I’m in a weird apathetic mood today but meh.
    I honestly don’t think JK Simmons gives half a s__t about whether or not MT knew his filmography before working with him. Because he’s JK Simmons making his movies and counting his State Farm money. While this kid is still trying come up and quite possibly won’t be around in a few more years. So meh.
    The Shailene comment did literally make me lol. And she doesn’t bug me like she does most here.
    Dude does need to curb his tongue though. Seriously. Seriously!

  26. kri says:

    WTF, dumb ass? Shut your beer hole and just go to work. Have some respect, and if you are really that ignorant, don’t advertise it, you bipedal douche. Shut up, shut up, shut up.

  27. islandwalker says:

    This kid need some duct tape for his mouth. Insufferable.

  28. Luciana says:

    Who is this d-bag? Seriously? I have no idea who he is nor do I care to based on this.

    Until you become “someone”, shut your trap! Even then, I don’t need to help people get famous for doing nothing except trash talking.

  29. Bria says:

    I think JK Simmons should take this twink to the set of HBOs OZ and show him a thing or two…

  30. St says:

    New Shia LaDouche.

  31. CK says:

    Brace yourselves. We are going to have to deal with him and Shailene during the next Divergent press tour. I don’t know if I’m going to be able to deal.

  32. Snarky says:

    He reminds me of the young Patrick Dempsey who didn’t get work for 10 years because he was a douchebag.

  33. Birdie says:

    He is extremely likeable on screen. He was the best thing in that awful Zac Efron movie. He is very talented, his interviews don’t bother me. He will read them in a few years and think: Ugh.

  34. Lis says:

    Hasn’t this kid shut up yet??

  35. Ivana says:

    Urgh. I’m really annoyed that this moron is getting a pass from the media for his douchiness. God forbid a woman said anything like this… I mean Megan Fox got called out at once for her stupid comments.

    Also his smug face. Lawd. I just can’t.

  36. MerlinsWife says:

    The kid’s a jerk… but his answer about Shailene made me laugh.