Michael Douglas: Australian actors are more masculine than Americans.Mashable

Thanks, Chris Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman and Sam Worthington. All your hard-won muscles and fine theatrical skills have given Australia a reputation for having some of the world's most masculine actors.

At least, according to Michael Douglas. In a recent interview with the Independent in promotion of his new film Ant-Man, out in cinemas July, Douglas told the newspaper American actors are "relatively asexual" and too caught up in their own image.

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Chris Hemsworth attending the premiere of 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' in London on Tuesday April 21, 2015.

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"In Britain they take their training seriously while in the States we’re going through a sort of social media image conscious thing rather than formal training," he said. Douglas went on to add that he feels British and Australian actors are taking many of the best American roles.
There may also be something special in the water Down Under that makes them macho. "With the Aussies, particularly with the males it’s the masculinity," he said. "In the U.S. we have this relatively asexual or unisex area with sensitive young men and we don’t have many Channing Tatums or Chris Pratts, while the Aussies do. It’s a phenomena."

Hugh Jackman attends the world premiere of "Chappie" in New York on Wednesday, March 4, 2015.

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While Jackman and Hemsworth have played hyper-masculine roles like Wolverine and Thor respectively, you could ask whether their beefcake qualities won them the job, or whether those characters have given them an enduring masculine image.
Either way, you can be sure Aussies will take it as a compliment.
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