Miles Teller hates watching his own work, Eternity director reveals

Miles Teller isn’t the biggest fan of revisiting his films.But when it came to the rom-com that grapples with life after death, the actor, 38, was all in.“Miles hates watching his own work,” David Freyne, director of “Eternity,” exclusively told The Post.“He really does.

But he did watch it.And he was like, ‘It’s probably one of the best things I’ve done.’ He was so proud of it.

And I think he was so proud of all the work and how they reflected ordinary love.I think he really put a lot of himself and his grandparents into this role and kind of what that means to him.”“I think he felt really honored that the film reflected his work and our work.

That was really meaningful to me,” the writer continued.“That reaction from him was amazing just because I know he doesn’t like watching himself necessarily.

He’s such a brilliant actor, but I think I understand that reticence.So that was a big one.”“Eternity” is set in the “afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity.”While there, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) is faced with deciding between her husband, (Teller’s Larry), and her first love, (Callum Turner’s Luke), who died young and has waited to be with her.Making the choice a little easier are afterlife coordinators Ryan (John Early) and Anna (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).Randolph, 39, also had a visceral reaction to watching the film for the first time.“I remember Da’Vine sitting behind me in Toronto watching it, bawling her eyes out.

So just hearing her cry was nice!” recalled Freyne.  During production, the cast shared their own experiences with life and love — which made for one of the director’s most beloved moments.“My favorite scene is the squatting scene that just came from my conversation with Miles talking about how he loved how Larry wants to make Joan happy,” recounted Freyne.“And he’s always trying to do that.

For this old couple in young bodies, squatting felt so romantic.So...