Miles Teller On Why He Stopped Doing Press Profiles After He Was Labeled As “Kind Of A Dick”: “People Want To Click On The Negativity”

Teller addressed the 2015 Esquire profile that had categorized him as “kind of a dick.”:

> “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.”

> “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. The actors, the directors, the crew, the producers, you can’t hide who you are when you’re on set.”

Looks like it wasn’t needed after all