In a new interview with MTV News, Michael Fassbender says he turned to Ridley Scott's Blade Runner for inspiration to portray an android instead of the alien movies. It makes sense, in a way. While the characters of Ash and Bishop are unforgettable, the core of Blade Runner is very much about what it means to be "human," and whether an artificial being can measure up to that standard and thus be worthy of the same respect and consideration as us fleshy types. Plus, it's not like Fassbender went off into some other director's interpretation of androids. He's keeping it within the Ridley Scott family. Nor does this mean he wasn't keeping his Alien-franchise precursors in mind while shooting. "Of course, they're in there," said Fassbender of Holm's and Henriksen's performances. "I can remember them from when I've seen the films before, but I sort of went a different way." Fassbender also mentioned another influence on his performance, and I'm pretty sure this isn't one anybody could have guessed. He told MTV News that one of his first inspirations for his character was Olympic diver Greg Louganis. You read that right. What sort of influence could a swimmer possibly have on a futuristic android? According to Fassbender, "I figured that I'd sort of base my physicality roughly around him, and then it kind of went from there." Read more movie news and watch trailers at Maumau Web TV's blog posts or watch The Best Free movies on its 11 great channels.