Colin Farrell finds it “actually enjoyable” to discover new challenges.
The 49-year-old actor performs a playing addict in Ballad of a Small Participant, the brand new psychological thriller movie, and Colin has revealed what drew him to the Edward Berger-directed mission.
Talking on the Zurich Movie Pageant, Colin defined: “The script was stunning.
“It was so dynamic and it was so singular and like nothing I’d ever learn.
“I discover as an actor, studying issues and having a sure diploma of alternative I’m lucky sufficient to have, you both lean into one thing as you’re studying it otherwise you don’t. Inevitably I find yourself leaning into issues that I really feel I haven’t explored earlier than simply because it’s enjoyable. It’s simply actually enjoyable.”
Colin considers making the brand new film to have been a singular profession problem. And the actor is eager to proceed to check himself within the coming years.
Colin shared: “It doesn’t take a lot for me to really feel like I’m repeating myself, you already know, and that may really feel form of sticky in an unlucky manner.
“So this was very singular. It was very distinctive. I’d by no means learn something prefer it. I flew by it. However I form of felt nauseous studying it as nicely, as a result of the movie is, in the event you ever see it, it’s extremely loud. The colors are very brash. It’s very bombastic.
“I imply, there’s nothing refined about it — I’ll say that now. And it was the identical in studying it. It was form of an assault on the senses in studying as nicely.”
Colin additionally relished the expertise of working with the movie’s director, who beforehand helmed All Quiet on the Western Entrance and Conclave.
He stated: “Ed and I have been speaking about doing The Ballad of the Small Participant earlier than All Quiet on the Western Entrance got here out. After which it simply took off for him, simply globally, internationally. He’s been a rare storyteller for years.
“For many years he’s been working in his chosen discipline as an artist and author and director.”
In the meantime, Colin just lately confessed that he feels “excited” by the resurgence of “unique” films.
The actor has relished watching movies similar to Sinners, Carry Her Again and Weapons during the last 12 months, and Colin confessed to feeling “actually, actually excited” by the resurgence of unique tales.
He instructed The Hollywood Reporter: “I do know there’s a whole lot of sequels and there’s speak about a whole lot of sequels and IPs which have been used earlier than and reimaginings and revisitings of worlds. This 12 months I noticed Carry Her Again, after which I noticed clearly Sinners and the opposite day I noticed Weapons.
“I get actually excited after I see unique stuff – actually, actually excited. So there’s at all times going to be unique tales and there’s at all times going to be rehashes and there’s room for each.”
