On his rise to fame and what has shocked him the most: “I didn’t think there would be as many disrespectful people as there are. And vice versa, I didn’t think there would be as many respectful people as there are. I thought everyone would just be screaming, nice, or kind of like, ‘Oh my God.’ But there are people who are like, ‘No, let’s be respectful to him and his private life. Let’s not share these photos. When we approach him on the street, let’s be mindful of appropriate times.’ I’m seeing those comments, and that’s cool. But then there are disrespectful people who are just like, ‘F-ck that guy.’ And I’m like, holy sh-t. Why are people hating on me? There’s also all this fake news about me. And I’m like, ‘How do I already have fake news?’”
Speaking of fake news…
On the Letterboxd scandal: “There was a Letterboxd scandal. Have you heard about this? So f-cking many Letterboxd reviews of mine that aren’t mine. I’ve seen one real Letterboxd review, and maybe like 25 fake ones.”
He added, “Some of them are good, but they’re stupid. Some of them are really awful. And I’m like, I like that movie. Also, people are so concerned about my height. Everyone wants to know my height. They’re like, ‘How tall are you, for reference?’ There are huge debates going around about my height.”
So, how tall is he?
“Well…I’m 5’11.7”. And this is the history of my height, Sophie Nélisse. Since tenth grade, I used to say 5’10 and a half, because that was the last time I measured. Since then, I was just saying the wrong height. I also wanted to be humble. I didn’t want to be one of those guys who’s like ‘six foot’ and isn’t actually six foot. And then my mum was like, ‘You seem taller. You’re as tall as your dad, who’s six foot.’ So I stood next to the wall, and I’m 5’11.7”. With my hair, I’m past six foot. I’m not going to lie. I’m going to say what my f-cking height is. And people can go, ‘No, he’s not. He’s lying.’ But I don’t care. That’s my actual f-cking height.”
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