British actor Nicholas Hoult has Hollywood at his feet and A-list stars as friends but says his greatest fear is ending up as a “sad old lonely actor”.
The star of X-Men told ES Magazine he struggles with the pressures of fame and film-making despite having being a professional actor since the age of seven.
He spoke of his break-up with Jennifer Lawrence, who won the best actress Oscar last month, and his friendship with Colin Firth since they starred in A Single Man.
Berkshire-born Hoult, 23, will hit cinemas next month in the lead role of fairytale update Jack The Giant Slayer.
Asked what scares him, he said: “Becoming a sad, old lonely actor. It’s weird not being able to do anything for yourself. During a film you have every moment of your life planned. You come out the other end and you’re like, ‘Now what do I do?’ It takes a few days to adjust.” He credits Firth with giving him career advice: “I had dinner with him the other night; he’s the best person to go to. Colin’s had the ups and downs, been through the actor breakdowns, he’s very intelligent.”
Hoult and Lawrence met in 2010 on the set of X-Men: First Class and dated for two years before an amicable split. They will reunite for X-Men: Days Of Future Past. Asked if working together would be awkward, Hoult said: “No, not at all.”
Having been brought up with two sisters, he believes he has an insight into the feminine mind: “I can kind of make sense of some of the ways [women] think and I guess it makes you more relaxed around girls.”
Aged 12, Hoult co-starred with Hugh Grant in About A Boy, and he later played Tony in Channel 4 teen series Skins.
His next films include a big-screen adaptation of Birdsong and a role opposite Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road.
Read the full interview in tomorrow's ES Magazine
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