United Kingdom, Dec. 23 -- Timothee Chalamet has defended his behaviour on the Marty Supreme press tour.

The 29-year-old actor has been using interviews to talk up his performance as table tennis player Marty Mauser in the upcoming movie but has stressed that he has made such comments to channel the "spirit" of his alter ego.

Timothee told IndieWire: "This is the spirit of Marty, and I feel like this is ultimately an original film at a time when original movies aren't really put out.

"It's a movie about the pursuit of a dream. I'm leaving it on the field. Whether it's the merch or the Zoom or the media appearances, I'm trying to get this out in the biggest way possible. In the spirit of Marty Mauser."

Chalamet had faced criticism for ...