Nicholas Hoult is smoldering sexy on the cover of V Man magazine’s Spring issue, on newsstands March 13. Here’s what the 24-year-old actor, who was interviewed by his X-Men director Bryan Singer, had to share with the magazine about Jennifer Lawrence:

On what makes Jennifer Lawrence special: “It’s like that thing whereby you don’t believe your own hype. Enjoy the good times, but don’t get swept away with it. And I think that’s something she’s capable of doing, and that’s what makes her special, but yeah, it is very odd, and I am just kind of a bystander in many ways. It is well-deserved for her. I haven’t really seen any change in her.”

On working with Jennifer: “It’s fun because in this business you are away from one another for long periods of time, so when you’re on set together it’s a brilliant thing, because you actually get to spend time together. Especially with this film, I got to spend time with her, but also the rest of the cast who I’ve worked with on the previous film, so it was kind of like going back to school after the break and seeing all your old mates again. Which is a great thing. It doesn’t really affect the acting though.”