Nicholas Hoult: I'm the king of knitting

Nicholas Hoult is proud that he's better at knitting than Tom Hardy.

The British stars appear alongside one another in action epic Mad Max: Fury Road, in which Nicholas plays the crazy Nux and Tom takes on the title character.

In contrast to the wild action scenes, Nicholas spent a lot of time on set taking on a much calmer activity.

"I'd often go to yoga and - you'll laugh - Charlize Theron taught me how to knit. So there was a lot of variety. There are even a few photos of me in leather pants and war paint, knitting. I'd get really mad if I lost my place..." he laughed to German magazine Jolie.

"These days, I don't even have to look down anymore. By the end of the year I'd made some knitted Christmas presents. And: I was much better than Tom Hardy."

The 25-year-old got his big break in About a Boy and went on to star on UK TV show Skins. Despite roles in huge blockbusters and a previous relationship with Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas remains down to earth.

"Work is an exception, a film set has nothing to do with real life," he explained. "Here, everyone treats you strangely because you're an actor and therefore important. So I don't lose my sense of reality, I try to experience every moment of real life. That's how I can keep collecting ideas. Without that break, I wouldn't be able to act."