I take acting very seriously. I put everything I have and know into it. Colin Farrell More Quotes by Colin Farrell More Quotes From Colin Farrell I must say, I am thrilled with my fan base. For some reason some of them are quite young, so they are quite frightened. I remember when I did 'Click' and I'd see Adam Sandler's fan base. He's the guy that people feel that he's their best friend, so he's walking down the street and people sort of high five him and want to tell him a joke or invite him to come home and have a sandwich with them. Mine are not like that. Mine tend to go: 'Argh,' and look horrified. They shake and take a picture from a really long way away. I do feel I've got quite good, respectful ones though. Colin Farrell homelongpeople Women tend to immediately take responsibility if somebody messes up with both of us saying it's our fault. Men are quite happy for it to be your fault it seems like. Colin Farrell faultsresponsibilitymen Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me. Colin Farrell funny-irishtake-mewho-i-am Life is apogee, apex, decline; life is death - and everything else is open to discussion. Colin Farrell discussiondeclinelife-is At the end of the day, it's all one version of telling a story. I treated this as if it was a two million dollar independent film. I did a lot more physical work than I'd probably have to do for a two million dollar independent film with four months of training and stuff. But as far as the character's psychology or emotional life goes, I treat it just the same. Colin Farrell independentemotionalcharacter I certainly do believe in monogamy. I don't believe that it's for everyone. I don't believe that marriage is for everyone. So much of life is begging to be chosen how it wants to be lived. Much more than most of us realize. Colin Farrell monogamyrealizingbelieve Hollywood. It lacks originality. Remake sucks.' But I had to look deeper into it from my own perspective. We are not trying to compete with the original at all and that's what allowed me to pull the trigger without any hesitancy. Colin Farrell hollywoodperspectivetrying I do enjoy reading some science fiction. Colin Farrell science-fictionreadingfiction The first time you hold your baby in your arms, I mean, a sense of strength and love washes over you. It washed over me and I never thought that possible. Colin Farrell over-youbabymean I did loads of auditions and I didn't get called back. I still get giddy at all the people I get to work with, and I'm still enjoying the work and enjoying life too much that I don't feel like I've done that much. Colin Farrell enjoy-lifedonepeople I was never an A student, but I was really well behaved until I was 13 or so. Colin Farrell wellsstudents I personally just want to do as many different things as I can do, whether it's comedy, drama, science fiction, horror, narrator... You've got a documentary, I've got a voice. Animated films. Big films, small films. Colin Farrell narratorsvoicedrama That's the process of making the film and it isn't until the world puts their eyes to it that you find out if it's creating any kind of connection at all. But every single film at some stage of the film I think, "I wonder what this is going to be?" Colin Farrell creatingeyethinking I've realized as well after five years of being on the road that if I'm going to four or five months of my life to something even if I'm overpaid, it's four or five months of my life away from home, away from my son, away from family and friends. I better believe in it on some level even if it's a big movie. Colin Farrell homebelieveson Seven years sober. I'm really grateful. It's really lovely to be present in my life. Colin Farrell addictiongratefulyears I couldn't care less about who sees my bits ... My friends asked how I could do scenes like that and not get excited, but it wasn't like that. My bits looked the size of a cashew nut! Colin Farrell sizecarenuts I'll try anything. I'll do anything. I'll explore. Try different takes. Colin Farrell having-a-good-timedifferenttrying The idea of implanting memories where by the implantee couldn't tell the difference between a real experience and a fantasy experience was really cool. And his ideas of technology - do we control technology or does technology begin to control us? His work hasn't aged a day it seems. Colin Farrell technologyrealmemories I never think I'm capable of any of [action movies]! I'm always terrified, but luckily on this one it was directed by my husband [Len Wiseman]. 'I can't possibly do it. I'm too scared, I can't do it.' He says: 'Go on. DO it!' So it is shocking as I'm not one of those people who finds that stuff easy. Colin Farrell husbandpeoplethinking I'm not optimistic at all, nor am I pessimistic. Colin Farrell pessimisticoptimistic
