Michael Fassbender & Carey Mulligan | Actors on Actors

In their Actors on Actors conversation 'Shame' costars Carey Mulligan ('Maestro') and Michael Fassbender ('The Killer') reminisce on working with Steve McQueen and talk about the directors they worked with on their current projects, David Fincher and Bradley Cooper.
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[@Advent3546]

It's magnetic how intense Michael Fassbender is even when he is smiling.

[@visionmission605]

he is magneto

[@mainly_marvel]

i see what you did there

[@emreturkmen8489]

yeah your comment is so predictable ha:)@@visionmission605

[@77NickDale]

What??@@visionmission605

[@lea-anne9133]

One could say he has a magnetic personality 😉

[@BASPradeepRaj]

Carey Mulligan is such an underrated actress

[@BASPradeepRaj]

@@roshiseneviratne2943 yes

[@serenevil]

i mean not really. she's just not mainstream popular like margot robbie but that's not her lane. she's very much recognized within the industry. her filmography speaks for itself.

[@indie8189]

She's got nominated for Academy award, and won tons of major awards. She is quite well-known but chose to keep a low profile.

[@hazbutler]

People, stop using "underrated" in completely the wrong context. Mulligan is HIGHLY rated by pretty much everyone in the business. You mean under-appreciated? Overlooked by awards?

[@Bjork4s]

If you used this like 5 years ago, I'd agree with you. But now she has been getting a decent recognition

[@MAR-sl8xn]

Mulligan and Fassbender were the actors who played in the film ‘Shame’ and now, they are reuniting to discuss their perspectives. This is a great reunion for them. Thanks for pairing them up!

[@alexxxx1448]

Shame is a very good movie by the way ;)

[@NealCaffreyy]

​@davidlovesfilmthe weird thing is that I think they also had a sexual tension 😂

[@MAR-sl8xn]

@davidlovesfilm hahaha that was my guess tho. it's weird but they were the siblings tho and we don't want that kind of scene 🤣

[@alechats5184]

why did you write that as an npc

[@extremelyonline]

did an ai write this comment lol

[@Elassyahmed]

Imagine the courage it took Fassbender to embody that character in Shame. Must have been absolutely brutal

[@har5814]

He's so good

[@PowerfulWill-ul4vn]

Having sex with lots of people? Myst have been awful...

[@ciaran6309]

In hunger he was even better. Starved himself

[@acooksla]

@@PowerfulWill-ul4vntotally brutal, it isn’t about the sex, it’s about the addiction and sadness of it

[@acooksla]

Total courage, so hard to play this sad, troubled, broken character taking all his neurotic stuff out through sex

[@chelseacanales8763]

Those two are seriously amazing actors. I hope that they win an Oscar Award

[@LouiseAndersen1991]

Mulligan should already have one. But its happening one day, just not next year

[@Pure_B]

She might win for Maestro. Depends what category they place her in. She could win Best Supporting Actress.@@LouiseAndersen1991

[@Bjork4s]

Carey should've had one already with either An Education or Promising Young Woman

[@DeeEllEff]

Has Fassbender even been nominated? If yes, for what? And if not, for shame!

[@begawanabiyasha]

​@@DeeEllEffYes, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for 12 Years A Slave and Best Actor for Steve Jobs. Sadly, he was not nominated for Shame

[@bensneb360]

I like how personal, smart, and caring this conversation is

[@janalavtizar4426]

And natural, unpretentious.

[@julierogers1155]

I am thinking, after just watching this, that it is nice to watch & listen to a pairing where the two actors are NOT fawning all over each other and saying how wonderful the other is. Mulligan and Fassbender actually had a conversation.

[@user-lk3gn4dn9o]

Absolutely loved this conversation. They are so relaxed and natural around each other. Almost felt like i was a fly on the wall listening in on two friends catching up.

[@OrionInSpace]

One of the best things that the year of 2023 did for the filmmaking industry was bring Michael Fassbender back into the world. Not saying he was ever truly gone, but there was a slump in time where we really did miss him for just how great of an actor he is. Him being in two movies this year and NOW here with a Variety Actors on Actors you can only be happy for the guy.

[@Rq7Bjksk]

I agree. Such a talented and classy actor, taking a break from acting for years, then suddenly making a comeback with David Fincher and Taika Waititi films. Plus, appearing on "Actors on Actors." Incredible.

[@genetik0079]

He started racing in the le mans series

[@OrionInSpace]

@@genetik0079 ya I saw that pretty impressive

[@jonascastejon5888]

What movies?

[@hoya1178]

He said in 2016 that he was gonna take a long break from acting. Then in early 2017 he started racing and got married. He has also had a kid and started an acting school

[@NM-pu7cp]

Michael Fassbender is charisma personified

[@Nancy-sf2pl]

No

[@JoeBidenIsMyDaddy]

@@Nancy-sf2plwhy do you hate white men?

[@thaboqwabe8901]

​@@JoeBidenIsMyDaddylmfao where'd that come from?

[@JoeBidenIsMyDaddy]

@@thaboqwabe8901 look at “her” recent comments.

[@hessu275]

Shame is an outstanding film, both of them have always given great performances

[@tel5690]

These two together...awesome I remember Carey singing in Shame. Brilliant actors right here. Both have come along way.

[@blaisetelfer8499]

These two gave some of my favorite performances of the decade in Shame. Watching their scenes together in that movie genuinely feels like an invasion of privacy. Brilliant acting.

[@eun-solkim7080]

This is breaking my little mind-what a pairing! I loved Shame, The Killer, and am so looking forward to Maestro.

[@SuryanshiAgrawal]

I love love love carey mulligan she blew me away in promising young woman

[@mastpg]

You need to watch An Education

[@plimsolljak4927]

Small film on Netflix she’s casually brilliant in - The Dig

[@DevinJHiggins]

So glad to hear that Michael hasn't given up on his racing dream entirely. Having watched Porsche's series with him on 'The Road to LeMans,' it was one of the best sports documentary series out there and Michael was a very compelling subject because you see his struggles along with the achievements. If you're into racing and haven't seen them, I HIGHLY recommend it.

[@Pure_B]

She has a beautiful voice for narration and voiceovers.

[@christianviiperi]

The moment I saw these two in "Shame" I was flabbergasted. They both did such an incredible job. At the time, I was much younger, and I admit. a movie like that did jolt me in some kind of way. But that is what a good film, and good acting does; to make you feel uncomfortable. It's nice to see Fassbender back on the screen again! He is so magnetic.

[@mroctober3657]

I think you mean Magneto.

[@originaozz]

I really love what Michael Fassbender share about his racing experience. Especially calling it an ego test, since injuries and losing is part of the game. Just so much respect to him for trying out one of his life long dream despite how hard it must be.

[@horrorbyheart]

I love their fearlessness when choosing roles.

[@caroloonfloon]

i was thinking that, too. most of these roles i cant imagine being anything other than terrified to take on as well as perform in front of a camera. but they pick them and tackle them.

[@istvanlajtar254]

As soon as I saw the two actors participating in this episode I was ready to go. Great talents on both sides.

[@straightasanarrow3648]

Michael truly is one of the finest and most underrated actors of any generation and he should've collected every award with his performances in movies like Jobs, Shame and Twelve years a slave.

[@mroctober3657]

They tik er Jobs!

[@KB-ej8hm]

how is he underrated? he's totally not.

[@knoober3756]

Don’t forget his iconic performance as Magneto

[@reebul8768]

What about inglorious bastards with the two different languages with that performance, he's up there with Christian bale tbh

[@Monroe-nr1dr]

​@@KB-ej8hm I think he is less known than he deserves. For example, we see Ryan Gosling in everywhere but Fassbender is much better actor than Gosling. I dont know maybe being a celebrity is different than being an actor.

[@Ernie1978]

Two amazing, brilliant actors. Carey deserved the Oscar for both An Education and Promising Young Woman. And a nomination for Suffragette. Fassbender is always phenomenal, too. I really enjoyed this conversation. Can't wait to see Maestro!

[@m.murtazamurad8803]

Can't agree more on Carey Mulligan winning both those times. She was phenomenal in both.

[@Bjork4s]

Damn, I really want Carey to win for An Education or Promising Young Woman. Such a shame really

[@jamescarr1265]

AI

[@megancoe5]

Her performance is the suffragette was incredible and far from the madding crowd! Give this woman and Oscar

[@andres1994244]

A nomination for Shame as well, in which she played Michael Fassbender's sister.

[@Bjork4s]

The most underappreciated aspect of "Shame" was definitely Carey Mulligan's singing. I hope somebody cast her in a musical movie, she has such an amazing singing voice

[@rhysioeren3203]

Already happened, she has performed in several films already.

[@giancarlo426]

She has a wonderful song in Far From the Madding Crowd: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3-zapmsiNmLeZYsi=Q3ytnroP3eMLfeBw

[@simplename80]

I still listen to her version of new york new york until today!

[@RuthwikRao]

Fassbender is really good with music too, playing an eccentric genius in "Frank".

[@TheTasneemali]

I loove this kind of conversations❤

[@feetiefeetie]

Carey Mulligan is such a treasure, love her so much!

[@randazzo404]

Carey deserves the Oscar for Maestro, brilliant and haunting.

[@CinemaGulp]

It’s great when you actually get to watch one of these where the actors are talking about their craft, and not about toxic fandom.

[@jamescarr1265]

Omg which one had toxic fandom discussion LMAO

[@Monroe-nr1dr]

​@@jamescarr1265 tell me if you find who did lol

[@jamescarr1265]

@@Monroe-nr1dr Rachel Zegler and Halle Bailey

[@camporosso]

I need to rewatch SHAME, it was so good.

[@sarahtanis1235]

What a lovely exchange...of course, they're so British/Irish in their self-deprecation and modesty throughout. Class acts.

[@gwendolynnieman]

I love how this conversation flows so fluently! That is really nice... It doesnt seems to be a "tried" conversation

[@stephanozerillo9601]

Not gonna lie, for some reason this was the one I was the most excited about. What a duo!

[@mounirjanah4135]

I can't believe these two didn't won an Oscar already

[@sij809]

plenty of time

[@lea-anne9133]

Oscars don't mean anything

[@sij809]

@@lea-anne9133 i beg to differ. Its validation by people in the same field. Is it always done right? Nope. But when it is it is beautiful

[@maryeastham]

I love these Actors on Actors interviews.I'm a fiction writer and I learn so much about detailing scenes in my work. These two are epic actors. I love when she laughs.

[@ahlswedecollect]

Variety just decided to drop like seven insane interviews in December

[@manguy2000]

Relax. It is just two human beings talking about their work. Stop the celebrity worship. God comes first.

[@BP-nn7tq]

I loved this interview SO much. Is the first time that both actors talk about acting as a job, with insurance, time constraints and how their job is only a part of this huge industry.

[@lexibrowning7447]

Shame was a fantastic movie. I'm glad they're having a reunion

[@pir006]

Carey features in my favourite Doctor Who episode “Weeping angels” - great to see her progression since then!

[@Elassyahmed]

Fassbender is just brilliant. Mulligan in Drive gave the movie such a tender and real depth that is very underrated

[@FunWithAJ]

Made me earn more respect for Cary. As someone who was also turned down by MFA acting schools and still is pursing the path.

[@JROppenheimer-yf2bv]

both were amazing in Shame. Sadly is a very overlooked movie. Such a masterwork by McQueen.

[@andrew_nayes]

In what way is the movie overlooked? How do you judge the movie as overlooked?

[@samtan4729]

​@@andrew_nayesFailed to get recognized at the academy awards. Zero nominations.

[@andrew_nayes]

@@samtan4729 Well, most movies don't get any nominations at the Academy Awards. Are all but the movies at the Oscar's overlooked? It has to be something else to a movie being overlooked than merely being excluded fom the Academy Awards, or else most movies ever produced are overlooked.

[@jamesmarshall1567]

@@samtan4729academy awards don’t usually recognize the actual best films of the year. every year many excellent films get left out. green book one best picture lol

[@phantom213]

One of my most favourite movies ever. It's an absolute masterpiece. It shook me deeply when I watched it.

[@ItsNotMiaWallace]

Oh My Gosh more Carey Mulligan content !!!! So happy to see her! She is awesome

[@maksimnikiforovski2034]

Although I enjoy all of these pairings. These two are the humblest and most sincere so far. The others kept complemeting themselves in a fake way. These two were honest.

[@jamesoloughlin]

So glad these two are mashed up here for this series. Both excellent actors. Steve McQueen is one of my favorite directors and Shame is such a great film. Indeed captured a perspective and character of NYC.

[@BASPradeepRaj]

They were great in Shame movie!

[@readingaddiction]

What a brilliant conversation - so inspiring so humbling, just so refreshing - Thank you for this

[@rossgeography]

lovely interview - Shame was not an easy watch but Carey's character and the ambiguous nature of their (dark) backstory was thrilling.

[@JanineMarques-ol1fi]

I could listen them for hours! Such talent actors! I missed watching Michael Fassbender on the screen and like, doing theses types of promo!

[@HumanCredential]

Carey is always a top favourite of mine, and I do love so many other actors in these; however, I do think this is one of the most evenly matched conversations. Most of these, one actor is a bit more conversational or talks about it themselves in an unequal measure (no judgement! It just happens!) but this was a proper 50/50 exchange. Love to see it!

[@iminco9844]

They were incredible in Shame. This film had a profound effect on me.

[@acooksla]

Me too, deeply haunting

[@VASABOY]

such a pleasure to listen and watch my favourite actors talk

[@TheGoodfella95]

Hoping that this interview gets people who haven't seen Shame to watch it. Highly overlooked film, fantastic in all aspects.

[@mroctober3657]

Not to be confused with Shane. Completely different genre.

[@pamelabonaparte9383]

What a great conversation that just flows so quickly. Really love the work these two actors have created. Thanks for bringing them together ❤🙌🏻👏🏻

[@chrisbredesen]

Thank you for this. Pairing 2 of my favorite actors with such honesty and tact. Well done.

[@MALOSANMAKA13]

Thank you for this conversation/video. Two incredibly talented people. 5️⃣👸🏼

[@iamangieh]

been anticipating this one AHHH

[@djdollase]

Such a great co-interview! These two seem such lovely and genuine people it was a pleasure to watch. Thanks for this!

[@MonalisaCerrutti]

Both actors are mesmerizing! They delivered one of the best performances of their careers in Shame.

[@dvroble]

Michael Fassbender is an extremely talented actor that needs just as much buzz as any other actor in Hollywood right now

[@queenb2450]

he's an abuser no he doesn't

[@HhjHh-fo4ud]

​@@queenb2450no, he is not and you can cry about it

[@colleenshea2293]

He does not run after the limelight like so many others ! This is why! Many call the photographers !

[@hoya1178]

@@queenb2450 There is no proof that he is.

[@Nancy-sf2pl]

⁠@@HhjHh-fo4udhe is. do your research lol.

[@Nana-pn5hs]

Thank you for this reunion. They are great in shame. I wish another film with this couple.

[@Eyesimba]

“Shame” is such a powerful film ever.

[@BestFitSquareChannel]

Absolutely lovely, charming, conversation. Thank you. Best wishes, health, joy, well-being… 🌞

[@solyentbrak1]

They are electric together in Shame

[@Oceans11.11]

Michael Fassbender is just a dream. {swoon} ☺️His wife is also perfection. Both Michael & Carey are incredible, talented actors. Inglorious Bastards is still my fav.

[@Superfrostman15]

This might be my favorite actors on actors yet!!!! Michael Fassbender is my favorite actor, and Carrie Mulligan is my favorite actress 😍

[@Ilovetruecrime545]

Shame is one of my favourite movies… love it so much

[@iamaliveyoucantstopnow]

Love her! Met her whilst working in a shop. She is beautiful - friendly and has a really magical presence.

[@Olga_Efremov]

Such a lovely reunion! 😊

[@EpicScreenReviews]

This is great. Two incredible actors.

[@creativitycell]

Great series by Variety! So fascinating to hear the actors thoughts, insights, into their profession, and the great insights they share that we would otherwise never know about. It's really heightened my appreciation for each and every actor, and the past performances of the ones I've listened to in this series.🙏❤

[@MarceloAlves-xn6bu]

This is a Joy. ❤

[@simonaschmidt]

Loved listening to these two and love their work. Thank you.

[@ceced1417]

Great pairing! I find these shows so interesting because I’m such a big movie fan it’s nice to get to know these talented actors.🤩

[@m.murtazamurad8803]

Two of the finest actors. This is hands down the best episode of the season!!

[@colleenshea2293]

Amazing dedicated actors !

[@shanafehr]

Shame is one of my favorite films and it breaks my heart each time. I always cry. There's so much to unpack there. Alexander is just a brilliant director, and these two were fantastic. So much talent combined.

[@milesfolley6840]

Variety is coming through with these convos!!

[@LittleTimmyO]

That was a very good conversation. Both really good humoured and respectful

[@maryclarke6284]

So love Michael Fassbender , nice co-conversation re their craft.👫

[@maryclarke6284]

Thank you

[@byronadams5759]

I love Steve McQueen and this conversation is lovely!

[@qashshah107]

Two of the best at what they do magic

[@midnightsyonara]

[@Yeodoongiiie]

Carey ❤ my favorite actress in the world.

[@ednara9689]

Carey deserves an Oscar for this interview.

[@jaimesilvaf.401]

Loved this!!

[@clarap1067]

So kind and generous actors

[@brissey21]

Such an amazing actors 🔥

[@loonarmargo]

Omg i screamed i love them xxxxxx ❤❤❤❤❤

[@agalIam]

these two highly intelligent people are so refreshing!

[@joanneg460]

When Fassbender says Shame took him time to get over. I can believe it. I use to see him I. Interviews long after and felt creeped out. That’s a tough film.

[@faradillaramadhita1782]

Gosh, a reunion of Shame (2011), from director Steve McQueen. Love them both!

[@Gab333100]

Adoro a Michael Fassbender, excelente actor y es un hombre agradable y guapísimo ❤❤❤

[@BaCaAllDay]

Great discussion.

[@Khawlah.90]

Absolutely agree with them about the Secretary. She's easily my favorite performance in The Killer. SO GOOD!

[@emreturkmen8489]

İ like his acting skills...His tears, his smile, his rage...All of the emotions he portrayed...İ love his character. İ wish i could see him again as Magneto.

[@moetheroe7338]

Best interview among the latest ones ❤

[@Billie0708]

Carey Mulligan is the Best Actress of this Generation. ❤

[@sij809]

She is certainly up there.

[@emersonpinto1802]

Carey Mulligan eventually will earn one Oscar. She is underrated by the Academy pundits. Fassbender is a force of nature. A natural talent for big screen.

[@paulinhosilva037]

Shame is one of my favourite movies ever.

[@FoxHowell]

Fassbender is unforgettable in literally every role hes in, and as much as i wanna see him more im glad he doesn't work in an over saturated manner.

[@maryclarke6284]

A gentleman amongst gentlemen Mr. Fassbender❤