Bill Paxton has laughed off his tough guy reputation - insisting he's nothing like his screen image. The Club Dread star has been given the nickname 'Wild-Bill' by his friends and co-stars, despite his admissions to staying away from fights in real life.

And he insists very few action stars are anything like the characters they play - except for Mark Wahlberg.

He says, "I've never been a big fighter. There are very few real tough guys operating in this business. One of them is Mark Wahlberg. He can handle himself and he's not afraid to go to that place. All the other guys...they're pretty-boy powder puffs."

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