“Fantastic Four's” Miles Teller Opens Up About His Unique Looks

Douglas Gorenstein/NBC(NEW YORK) — Fantastic Four star Miles Teller knows that you may not think he’s attractive. 

“I was thinking about that today, how I probably think I’m better-looking than the public thinks I am,” he tells Esquire magazine, laughing. “I was in one of these forums about a film I did, and it’s like, ‘This dude is so ugly! How does he get f***ing parts?’ ‘Well, he’s not, like, traditionally handsome, but…’ And that’s kind of what it is. Maybe it’s because I came from a small town, but I always did well for myself.”

Teller says that a car accident in 2007 in which he was flung 30 feet didn’t help his looks: he was left with scars on his cheek, chin and neck, as well as some emotional scars.

“My junior-year roommate from NYU was the guy driving my car when we got in the accident,” he explains. “And it was an accident. I never blamed him. I got a lot of laser surgery on my face, like, what they use for getting rid of tattoos. Like, very painful. But I never wanted him to feel bad, so I never made anything out of it, ever.”

“But I was racking up all these medical bills, so we had to sue his insurance because he was driving. It’s not like we’re suing him; we’re suing his insurance,” Teller continues. “He comes to me. He’s like, ‘Miles, I don’t know if we can be friends when my parents’ insurance premiums are going to go up.’ I just sat with it for, like, twenty-four hours, and after that I was like, ‘Man, f*** you. Like, I’ve never made you feel bad for this. For you to make me feel guilty and make me feel like you’re the victim here, that’s really f***ed up.'”

Eventually, Teller got his own special revenge by becoming one of Hollywood’s hottest young actors. Prior to his role in Fantastic Four, which hits theaters Friday, he starred in WhiplashThe Spectacular Now and the Divergent series.

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