Eddie Redmayne was angry when he read his acting described as "pouting".
The 32-year-old actor has earned rave reviews for his performance as Professor Stephen Hawking in upcoming film 'The Theory of Everything' but from reading opinion pieces about himself and the movie he has found out that many commentators have dismissed him as nothing more than pretty boy.
In an interview with the January issue of ELLE UK - which goes on sale on December 4 - the sometime model groaned: "I read a review recently that said, 'Who knew Eddie Redmayne was more than just a pout?' You think, 'Nice you've recognised that, but at the same time that's 10 years of work you've just dismissed as pouting.' "
After he won the role as the acclaimed scientist, Redmayne discovered his friend Benedict Cumberbatch had previously portrayed the wheelchair-using genius in TV series 'Hawking' - a performance which earned him a BAFTA TV nomination for Best Actor.
But Redmayne made the decision not to watch Cumberbatch's interpretation of the man so he wouldn't be influenced by that portrayal.
The 'My Week With Marilyn' star said: "I'd heard Ben's performance was extraordinary so I decided not to watch it because I'd have been tempted to steal from it."

Natalie Dormer did the London Marathon to help her get fit for 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1'.
The 32-year-old star - who portrays Cressida in the fantasy film franchise - admits the training she did for the 26.2-mile event really helped her to act in scenes when she had to run while holding a semi-automatic rifle.
Natalie said: "I ran the London Marathon back in April and it helped that the training coincided with the stunt work of 'Mockingjay'.
"When we were shooting, we shot the two movies back to back, 'Mockingjay - Part 1'and 'Mockingjay - Part 2', and so we were nine months shooting and I was training for the London Marathon at the time, so that really helped, because a semi-automatic rifle is quite heavy.
"But I'm quite physical and I really enjoyed the cardio demands. It's more in the second movie than the first, I'm more with the camera.
"You have to wait a year for the gun, guys. It was really useful that I love running and that I am quite physical."
Natalie is also well known for her role as Margaery Tyrell in fantasy TV series 'Game of Thrones', and as the show often kills off its main characters, the blonde beauty admits she would prefer for her alter-ego to be eaten by a dragon or poisoned if she has to depart the programme.
Speaking on talk show 'Conan', Natalie - who was beheaded in her role as Anne Boleyn in TV series 'The Tudors' - added: "I've been beheaded before, old story, so ... poison? That's how Jack went as Joffrey, that looks very painful, even to act.
"I don't know, maybe via dragon would be good."
Watch Natalie Dormer's interview on 'Conan', tonight (18.11.14) at 11pm on truTV, freeview channel 68.

The father of Monaco's Princess Charlene insists he will treat her twins "just the same" as his other grandchildren.
Mike Wittstock and his wife Lynette have jetted to Monaco to be close to their 36-year-old daughter ahead of the birth of her first children with husband Prince Albert and though they are excited about their impending arrival, he insists he felt just the same about the other two babies born into his family this year.
Speaking to French publication Point de vue, he said: "Our son Sean, who lives in South Africa, is the father of a 10-month-old child and yesterday it was the first birthday of our granddaughter.
"Now there are two others about to be born, as you know! It's amazing! Our grandchildren come fast and furious. Four in a year.
"I will respect everything required by the protocol, my daughter knows that, but other than that they will be treated in the same way as their cousins."
And despite being born into royalty, the twins will have a savings account opened for them by their grandparents, just as they have done for the other children.
He added: "I have already opened a savings account for their futures and my daughter's children will also have their own, with the same amount in.
"They certainly do not lack funds but I will treat them equally."
Charlene recently spoke of her excitement at the prospect of being a mother.
She said: "The prospect of the upcoming birth is so magical, so powerful. We are full of love, gratitude, as well as a great sense of responsibility.
"I am particularly grateful for the spontaneous love bestowed on me in these special moments. The show of affection for my family, of the totality of the Monegasque people and all our friends."

Miranda Hart had to tackle 50 Cent to the floor in her new movie 'Spy'.
The 41-year-old British comedian features in the Paul Feig-directed movie - which is set to be released next year - and has revealed she had to wrestle with the 'In Da Club' rapper during her first day of filming.
She explained: "First day on set - I don't know if I'm allowed to say this but I will anyway - I was on set with 50 Cent, and my first scene was tackling 50 Cent to the ground.
"I was a bit nervous doing that. Hilarious. I thought, 'What's happened to my life?' "
The film is the 'Miranda' star's first major Hollywood production, in which she stars opposite Jason Statham, Jude Law and Rose Byrne, and she plays the buddy of protagonist Susan Cooper, portrayed by Melissa McCarthy.
Discussing the film during an interview on 'This Morning', she said: "It is with Paul Feig, he directed 'Bridesmaids' and 'The Heat', it's his new movie he wrote it and it's a spy film."
The movie follows Melissa's character, who is a deskbound CIA analyst forced to become a secret agent herself in order to infiltrate an arms dealing ring in order to save the world.
Miranda added: "It's sort of a James Bond film but it's funny. Not a spoof but Melissa plays a spy and her being a spy is automatically hilarious, and I play her best friend."
The 'Call The Midwife' actress also revealed that she felt star-struck when making the movie in Budapest, Hungary, because she is not used to working with such well-known people.
She said: "I was in a room with Jude Law and Melissa McCarthy, this doesn't happen to people like me. I was a little bit giddy."

Muse will headline Download Festival 2015.
The 'Plug in Baby' hitmakers will make their debut appearance at the rock event on the second night, Saturday 13 June, and are looking forward to taking to the stage in Donnington Park.
They said in a statement: "We're really looking forward to Download. We've never played the festival before so it's going to be really special."
Joining Muse on the main stage on the Saturday will be Faith No More, while Marilyn Manson has been confirmed as second stage headliner that night.
The trio join the previously-announced Friday acts of Slipknot - who will close the main stage - Judas Priest, Five Finger Death Punch and Black Stone Cherry.
The final headliners are expected to be announced later this week.
Slipknot were unveiled as Friday headliners yesterday (17.11.14), and said they were delighted to be returning to the festival for a third time.
Frontman Corey Taylor said: "Being invited back to Download always feels like coming home. Headlining Download, for the 3rd time, feels like the culmination of a life's dream. It's an honour, a privilege and we're all looking forward to it."
The 2014 festival saw Avenged Sevenfold, Aerosmith and Linkin Park top the bill.

Charli XCX wants to create a musical "empire".
The 'Boom Clap' hitmaker loves writing her own music and also penning tracks for other artists and wants to extend her reach as far as possible.
She said: "I'm going to build an empire. I'm always writing for someone else. I want to be someone who has her fingerprints all over the pop charts."
The 22-year-old star insisted that, while she doesn't make punk music, she considers her ethos to be punk and incorporates elements of the style into her sound.
She told the new issue of Seventeen magazine: "I don't make punk music - I make pop that's inspired by elements of punk.
"For me, as a person, am I punk? In the sense that I do what I want and I enjoy going against the norm, I suppose I am."
And Charli insists she isn't worried about coming across as cool but would rather be "nice and fun".
She added: "When you're growing up I think there's this idea that the coolest people are the ones who are really rude and feverish. But I've come to realise that isn't cool.
"I think the best people are the ones who are just nice and fun. This is really cheesy, but you only have one life - why spend most of it pretending to be cool?"

Nick Hewer is thinking about having cosmetic surgery.
The 70-year-old star revealed earlier this year that his 'The Apprentice' boss, Lord Alan Sugar, had offered to pay for him to get the bags under his eyes removed for his 70th birthday and Nick has now confessed he's still considering going under the knife.
He exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "He offered to get the bags under my eyes done for my 70th birthday, which I though was jolly decent of him. I'm mulling it over at the moment.
"I certainly need it. I've got bags under my eyes that's for sure."
Meanwhile, the 'Countdown' presenter - who celebrated his birthday in February - has confessed he's always been envious of the way in which Lord Sugar manages to balance his professional commitments with his personal and family life.
He explained: "He has got it right because when he was working running Amsprop [investment firm] and many other businesses, on the weekend, on Friday afternoon he would go home and be with his family until Monday morning when he came back.
"So family for his was absolutely the keystone to success. He was very good at taking holidays with the family, so he got it right and made millions. I got it wrong and didn't make millions, or anything like millions."
Nick Hewer shared his thoughts on work/life balance as part of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 campaign. Join the conversation and share your suggestions using the hashtag #notes4life on Wednesday November 19.

Only The Young have defended their 'X Factor' mentor Louis Walsh.
The four piece - made up of Parisa Tarjomani, Mikey Bromley, Betsy-Blue English and Charlie George - have jumped to the defence of their mentor on the ITV talent show after he struggled to name the eight members of his boy band Stereo Kicks on the live shows last weekend.
Speaking at a special sing-along screening of Disney's 'Frozen' at London's Royal Albert Hall last night (17.11.14), Betsy exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "He does know our names, whenever he sees us in the corridors he's always shouting our names. I think it's maybe a bit of stage fright when he's put on the spot."
Adding that the 62-year-old music manager is under a lot of pressure, Charlie said: "People don't realise that he does actually work really hard. He's always in meetings - he's got so much going on in that mental Irish brain of his as well, so we'll let him off."
The wannabe pop stars went on to admit that while they'd love to win 'The X Factor', they're trying to enjoy the experience as much as possible while they can.
Charlie explained: "You have to take every week as it comes. You never know the theme, you never know who's getting the most votes or where you're going to be so we're just going out there and having as much fun as we can, singing our hearts out."
Mikey added: "We want to be in that final, so we've just got to keep battling away."

Miranda Hart's family were relieved when she announced the end of her sitcom, 'Miranda'.
In October, the professional funny-woman revealed her television show would be coming to an end with two final episodes to be broadcast at Christmas - news which her family welcomed as she used to become strained when working on the BBC One hit.
She confessed: "Most of my family went, 'Thank goodness', because they know how stressed I get writing it. But all my cast members were very sad, so we shall see [about further episodes], but I have written a finale."
The show's first series began airing in 2009, with a second series in 2010 and a third in 2012, with Miranda deciding to end the programme with two episodes which will culminate in "a real finale moment."
The 41-year-old actress was rumoured to be hoping to launch a career as a television presenter by bringing back classic British game show 'The Generation Game', but cleared up rumours by saying she won't necessarily be working on a remake.
Talking on ITV's 'This Morning', she explained: "[News that I would be presenting 'The Generation Game'] got into the press before I thought about it. It was a little bit premature, I don't know how it all happened but the press and everybody thinks I'm doing 'The Generation Game'.
"But we're trying to work up an entertainment format and seeing if 'The Generation Game' still stands now.
"Looking back at it, it was funny, but it's very hard to work out whether it would work or how it could work, so we're mulling it. It's an option."

Vicky Pattison has split up with her boyfriend.
The 27-year-old reality TV star announced she had quit 'Geordie Shore' earlier this year, claiming she wasn't comfortable spending so much time away from boyfriend James Morgan, but she's now confessed they've decided to part ways.
She said: "I think the world of James and love him to death, but we've decided to 'consciously uncouple'."
The brunette beauty admits that while she saw a future with the ice hockey player, she feels as though she needs to focus on her own career since stepping down from the MTV show.
She explained: "I'm so busy and neurotic that we no longer complement each other. This is a pivotal point in my career and if I don't strike while the iron's hot, someone else will leave 'Geordie Shore' or 'TOWIE' and take my opportunities."
But Vicky admits she's missing James, who she says has his own priorities as a father and businessman.
She added to Now magazine: "I miss him so much. He's a lovely lad, was a great boyfriend and his family are amazing.
"When something good happens or I'm tired or sad, it's really hard not to phone him, but I need to give him some space."

Jennifer Aniston called in a lot of "favours" to get her latest movie 'Cake' made.
The 45-year-old actress plays character Claire Simmons, a pain-riddled woman recovering from an accident who becomes obsessed by the suicide of another woman in her chronic pain support group.
As well as starring in the movie, Aniston also acted as executive producer and used her extensive contacts in the industry to help get the project - the first film from Cinelou Films' new distribution arm Cinelou Releasing.
She said: "There were a lot of favours, sweet loving given so that people provided in order to help our little movie."
The former 'Friends' star insists she enjoyed the experience of making 'Cake' very exciting because she got to be involved in so many aspects of the filmmaking process, something that doesn't happen on her bigger budget movies.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, she explained: "It's not that the big ones aren't exciting, but you can get to be, for me, creatively involved on all levels, which I just find so utterly fulfilling."
In her role as executive producer, Aniston assisted in hiring the rest of the cast - which includes Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington and Felicity Huffman - and also putting together the crew.
'Cake' is already being tipped for potential Oscar success and Aniston is very "flattered" by the reaction to the film.

Katherine Heigl feels "sorry" she made a "crappy impression" on Shona Rhimes.
The 35-year-old actress - who was branded difficult and accused of being a diva on other sets earlier this year - has spoken out after the 'Grey's Anatomy' creator appeared to brand her an "a*****e" and implied she was hard to work with in a recent interview.
She said: "The last one with Shonda ... it sucks.
"I am sorry that she feels that way and I wish her nothing but greatness, and I have nothing negative to say about Shonda. I'm a big fan of her work. I watch 'Scandal' every week, and so I'm sorry she's left with such a crappy impression of me. I wish I could do something to change that. Maybe I will be able to someday."
The 'State of Affairs' actress - who has daughters Naleigh, five, and Adelaide, two, with husband Josh Kelley - admitted hearing stories of her bad reputation have been difficult to "stomach" but she is doing her best to prove them wrong.
She added in an interview with 'Extra': "Yeah, that took some stomaching and having to just go, OK, there's nothing I can do about this except to sort of prove it wrong, you know, and the only way to prove it wrong is for people to have a work experience with me that doesn't speak to that at all."
Katherine spoke out after Shonda said she has no time for "nasty people" anymore.
Discussing the tight-knit cast on her other show 'Scandal' and her "no a******s" policy, she added: "There are no Heigls in this situation...
"I don't put up with bulls**t or nasty people. I don't have time for it."
The duo's friendship soured in 2008 after the blonde beauty, who played Dr. Izzie Stevens on the show for five years until 2010, withdrew her name from awards consideration because she felt she hadn't been provided the material "to warrant an Emmy nomination."