Top 10 Funniest Henry Cavill Interview Moments

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Henry Cavill is one funny dude! For this list, we’ll be looking at times when the British actor - known for his larger-than-life roles - revealed his dry and charming sense of humor.

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00:00 "Why can't Superman and Batman just get along? Why the feud?"

00:02 "Um, well, basically because it was in the script."

00:07 Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 funniest Henry

00:12 Cabell interview moments. "People always respond with 'RTFM' and that's it." "Which is?" "Read the

00:19 manual." For this list, we're looking at times when the British actor, known for his larger-than-life

00:25 roles, revealed his dry and charming sense of humor. What's your favorite Henry Cabell interview

00:30 moment? Tell us your pick in the comments. Hey Mojoholics, for a chance to win cash prizes,

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00:43 watchmojo.com/play. Number 10. Multiple mustaches. Rounds of promotional interviews can get a bit

00:51 stale, but when Cabell was promoting Mission Impossible Fallout, he kept things interesting.

00:56 "Knowing that you're going to play this type of aggressive character, the hammer, the bull,

00:59 does that affect your mindset outside of the film?" "No, no it doesn't. The only thing that really

01:05 affected my mindset was obviously when I was shooting I had a mustache." The actor had grown

01:10 an impressive mustache for his role in the action flick. In an interview with Screen Junkies, Cabell

01:15 sported different fake mustaches at different points, without drawing attention to the new

01:19 looks. "There's something about you that's giving off a little bit of a Clark Kent vibe right now."

01:24 "Oh really?" He fielded many questions about his facial hair during this press cycle,

01:28 including having an interviewer ask him how many times people had used an easy pun to start a

01:32 series of questions. To that, Cabell remarked that he was the first, adding a dry "congratulations."

01:38 "You're the first." "Oh." "Yes. Congratulations." "Thank you very much." Number 9. Trying toxic

01:45 potions. When Henry Cabell is comfortable in an interview, his humor shines. The actor's

01:50 sensibility was on full display as a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote

01:54 The Witcher. "Able to take these potions which would kill a normal man." When asked which magical

02:00 witcher potion he would take if given the chance, Cabell responded that he wouldn't sample any.

02:05 After all, the potions are toxic to normal humans. "What would you take? Would you take any of the

02:09 potions?" "None of them." "No? Didn't you hear what I said?" He then went on to give a thoughtful

02:14 answer to the question. In this moment of playful ribbing, fans could see Cabell's humor as well as

02:19 his loyalty to the fantasy genre. When it comes to gaming, there is no joking around. "There was

02:25 one potion which allowed you to breathe underwater, which seemed pretty cool. I mean, I love scuba

02:30 diving myself." Number 8. Not dead yet. Henry Cabell didn't die in 2018, but for a brief moment,

02:36 the world thought he might have. An internet conspiracy gone wrong resulted in headlines of

02:41 the actor's death. But Cabell went on Good Morning America very much alive. He relayed the story of

02:47 how he found out about his demise from a friend. "There was a rumor that you had passed." "Yes,

02:51 yeah, yeah. A friend told me that I was dead." Cabell later joked that it made him feel more

02:56 alive. "That's got to be a little unnerving." "It definitely made me feel very alive." Later,

03:01 that same show, his good-natured comedic side was again on display when he taught the whole crowd

03:06 to do his improvised arm movement from Mission Impossible Fallout. That improvisation will live

03:11 on forever. "Three, two, one. Yeah!" Number 7. Smelling Ben Affleck. If you've got the opportunity

03:22 to smell like a superhero, you take it. When presented with a promotional eau de toilette

03:26 for Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice at a press junket, both Henry Cabell and Ben Affleck were

03:31 intrigued. "We actually got sent official Batman v Superman eau de toilette." "Is that right?"

03:37 The actors riffed on just whose scent was in the bottle. Cabell speculated it had to be Affleck,

03:42 joking about his in-depth knowledge of the scent of his scene partner. "Is it really?"

03:46 "Oh yeah, that's Ben." The moment was a highlight on a press tour that often featured Cabell and

03:52 Affleck teasing each other, in the spirit of the film. The on-screen rivals were a pair of real

03:57 life jokesters. "Hey, I can smell it. I have many memories of that scent." Number 6. Devotion to

04:03 his PC. For a long time, fans have known that Henry Cabell is invested in nerd culture. A lover

04:09 of fantasy and online games, the actor is often asked questions about his gaming preferences.

04:14 But when one interviewer asked him a this or that question about consoles, Cabell had to take a

04:19 third option. "Playstation or Xbox?" "PC." "Oh wow!" His devotion to PC and the look of comic disgust

04:26 that appeared on his face when asked to choose between PlayStation and Xbox are both charming

04:31 aspects of his surprisingly geeky personality. The moment is also a nice snapshot for fans,

04:36 as Cabell goes on to explain his desire to build his own PC. "As soon as I find enough time

04:41 and the bravery, I might put my own PC together." Which he made headlines for doing soon after.

04:47 Number 5. Shipping Batman and Superman. The dawn of justice also meant the dawn of jokes. At least,

04:54 that was the case with Henry Cabell and Ben Affleck on the Batman vs. Superman press tour.

04:58 During an interview on the Graham Norton show, the two actors, along with co-star Amy Adams,

05:02 had fun with a voice modulator. "Is this set up?" "Oh, it is!" Affleck pretended to order a pizza,

05:08 Adams said a line from the film, and Cabell took the opportunity to poke fun at his fictional rival.

05:13 "I'm Batman. And I'm secretly in love with Superman." His joke about Batman's hidden

05:20 crush got a big laugh from the crowd, and showed Cabell taking a light-hearted approach

05:24 to his superhero role. Number 4. Getting cardio in. Questions about maintaining the physique of

05:30 a superhero tend to follow actors in the lead-up to blockbuster releases. This was definitely the

05:35 case with Henry Cabell, who was consistently questioned about how he transformed into

05:40 Superman. Most answers involve bulking up, lifting weights, and specific exercise regimens.

05:46 However, when Jimmy Fallon asked Cabell about cardio, the actor hesitated. "For cardio's sake,

05:51 what do you do for cardio?" "No cardio." "No, I run." He threw out an easy answer,

05:59 but his pauses let the crowd fill in the more risque blank. "So what is the real answer?"

06:03 The suggestive joke from Cabell was followed by an appreciative roar of the audience and

06:12 a flustered Fallon. "You burn a lot of calories." "Good for you, that's fantastic." "I mean, I try."

06:17 Number 3. Laundry Day. If you're about to interview Superman, you better be ready. When Cabell sat

06:23 down with a reporter at a press junket for Batman v Superman and saw his attire, he was none too

06:28 pleased. Instead of ignoring the Batman sigil on the interviewer's chest, Cabell made a quip. "I

06:34 see it's laundry day." "I see what you did there, alright, alright." The light-hearted roast was a

06:39 humorous way to start the conversation, which then delved into the complexities of Superman's

06:43 character and the film starring Cabell. "The most wonderful thing about Superman is that despite

06:48 the fact he's an invulnerable alien with all these powers, he is the most human out of all the

06:53 Supermen." "He really is." The moment also quickly spread online and among fans as an example of

06:58 Cabell's personable wit in what could be awkward interview settings. "There is the Superman in the

07:02 comic books who we know and love, or don't love in your case." Number 2. Defending his nephew.

07:09 Cabell's storytelling is a strong aspect of his sense of humor. In 2013, the actor went on The

07:15 Tonight Show and told Jay Leno a humorous tale about his family. For most people, their uncle

07:19 isn't Superman. Henry Cabell's nephew would be the exception, but that didn't stop the boy from

07:24 being chastised by his teacher for telling lies. "That's why you're wearing, you know, this. You're

07:29 not allowed to wear this at school." "And he says, 'Well, because my uncle's Superman.'" Cabell

07:31 explained to Leno that his nephew had developed a bit of a reputation for making up stories.

07:36 However, he was technically correct in this instance, and proven innocent. "Thomas was

07:41 stood by his guns, went, 'No, no, no, but my uncle is Superman, and I swear he is, I promise.'"

07:45 The audience was charmed by Cabell's anecdote, which the actor would continue to tell during

07:50 various interviews over the years. "She was saying that his uncle is Superman. She went, 'Oh,

07:54 I hate to tell you this. It's all true.'" "Right." Before we continue, be sure to subscribe to our

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08:09 your settings and switch on notifications. Number 1. Gaming Priorities

08:16 The story of Henry Cabell's casting as Superman would become legend among movie and online gaming

08:21 fans. The actor confessed that when he was originally cast in Man of Steel, he missed the

08:25 call from Zack Snyder because he was immersed in World of Warcraft. "Well, the first time I got the

08:30 call, I actually missed it. I was playing World of Warcraft at the time." When Cabell revealed this

08:38 fact, the more geeky aspects of his personality came to light. Cabell jokingly insisted that he

08:43 had his priorities in place, though his telling of the story implied that he would not have actually

08:48 been passed over just for missing a phone call. "The phone rings and you're like, 'I'll get that

08:52 later?'" "Yeah, yeah, absolutely. I'll get that later." The comic image of Superman enjoying

08:56 online role-playing games and the fact that Cabell leans into this side of his personality make for

09:01 a humorous story. "I called him back immediately and said, 'I'm really sorry, I was saving someone's

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