Hoult hated the attention Skins brought. Once， after his car was surrounded by people staring in， tapping on the windows， while he waited for his little sister outside her school， it even made him doubt he 23)was cut out for acting. “I’d always had two lives before then—acting and the real world—and it all bled together. But it’s interesting how quickly people forget. They look at me now， think they might know me， but then just walk on， which is brilliant.”
Actually， being cool seems a low priority for a 21-year-old who could presumably go to any club opening or party he chose. He prefers the pub with friends. “It’s awkward going to parties with people you don’t know， especially when they think they know you. It was difficult after Skins because people thought I was my character， but as you’ve probably figured out by now， I’m not very interesting…Oh this is all going horribly wrong.”
It’s not going horribly right. I wouldn’t mind if he didn’t seem so unhappy； it would be easier if he was rude—but he isn’t. Well， not really. He 24)enthuses about Clash of the Titans， in which he has a supporting role as soldier Eusebius， saying that everyone looked after him on set because he was the youngest. I ask if he ever gets tired of always being the youngest in a film cast. “Am I looking forward to being older？ Not really. I’m not scared of growing up， but it just happens， doesn’t it？”
What else is he looking forward to？ He thinks for a while before nominating the Miss World competition.