“I didn’t think of reading the reviews, as my character drinks a beer laced with semen in the film, and I didn’t really think I was going to get compared to De Niro,” Scott jokes, admitting he did not read his first mention in about working with Cox on his latest film.

How was the experience of exploring the darker side of comedy in “Just Before I Go?

The actor - who is in Australia promoting American Reunion, the latest instalment in the American Pie franchise - insists he is nothing like his character Steve Stifler, a foul-mouthed womaniser.

Seann added he had no interest in chasing the opposite sex as he is committed to his girlfriend.

American Reunion is the fourth instalment in the comedy series and is due for worldwide release next month.

Sean William Scott is a terrific actor and a sensational comedian.

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"I have a girl in my life, so I think she'd be really p**sed, but I gotta say I love Australia and have been here a lot," he told Australian newspaper The Daily Telegraph.

"But I was never really able to take advantage of being an actor, because I was always too shy to talk to girls." The 35-year-old also revealed that he never takes himself seriously as an actor.

“I wouldn’t have a career if it wasn’t for those movies,” Scott tells Scott adds that he never planned on doing comedy, and just fell into the genre.

“In the beginning, I was really keen on trying to do dramatic work because that’s what I always wanted to do, but I just kept getting comedies.” Though he ultimately got his start and found much success in comedy, going on to star in movies “Dude, Where’s My Car?