Alexander Skarsgard used to brew his own beer behind his refrigerator
The 40-year-old actor made his own alcohol behind the kitchen appliance because it was the best condition for the yeast to grow, although he has revealed the beverage tasted "horrible".
1 October 2016
Speaking about his childhood to Stylist magazine, the 'Legend of Tarzan' star said: "I brewed my own beer behind our refrigerator where it was warm enough for the yeast to grow. I didn't care if I tasted good, I just wanted it to be strong. It was like 8 per cent [ABV] it was horrible!
"That was what we did - chugging bottles of thick beer-sludge on the bus. The goal was to get drunk."
And Alexander's actor father, Stellan Skarsgard tried a sample of the beer, but he too didn't enjoy the flavour of his son's home brew.
He explained: "I think my dad tasted it once and was like, 'Mmm, you can hold onto that.'"
Meanwhile, the Stockholm-born star has revealed he "quit" the film industry because he couldn't cope with the fame that came with being a film star.
When asked about the biggest adjustment he has been forced to make since being an actor, he said: "I quit - I stopped acting for eight years. I did a TV movie ['The Dog That Smiled'] when I was 13, which got some attention and it made me uncomfortable. People would recognise me but I just wanted to be normal.
"The reason I quit had nothing to do with the work, it was everything around it. So I thought maybe I should give it a go and see how I feel as an adult."
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