Benicio Del Toro Confused By Sexy Status

10 February 2010

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Benicio Del Toro can't understand why people find him attractive.

The 42-year-old actor - who was rumoured to have had a brief romance with Scarlett Johansson - is always bemused when he finds himself mentioned in Sexiest Actor polls, but is pleased with the attention.

He said: "I don't know, what is sexy? It's part of the game and I'm not complaining. But I have never seen myself in a magazine and gone, 'Whoa, he's a hunk.' I'm just an actor and I make movies. I'm not kidding."

I don't know, what is sexy? It's part of the game and I'm not complaining.

Benicio plays a werewolf in new horror movie 'The Wolfman' and has revealed he drew on his mother's death when he was just nine years old to fuel the anger felt by his lycanthropic character.

The actor - who appears alongside Sir Anthony Hopkins and Emily Blunt in the film - explained to Parade.com: "Anger is not a hard emotion to get to as a male actor. Where does it come from? Life, I guess.

"I remember the anger I felt when my mother died of hepatitis when I was nine. It was a terrible time in my life and I still feel it.

"I guess it helped make me something of a rebel when I was in school. And I did get into some trouble. I didn't get good grades, and a lot of teachers turned their backs on me."

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