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“Making a film, you're in a really dark tunnel and the only kind of illumination is the shared experience you're having with your fellow cast and director.”

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Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell, born on May 31, 1976, is an Irish film actor widely recognized for his outstanding performances in Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Braveheart', 'Mystic River', and 'The Dark Knight'. His acting has won the hearts of audiences, and he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 'Atonement'. more

“Myself and Yorgos Lanthimos, we spoke a little bit and I was at a certain body weight that I was closer to making a statement or defining the character physically by losing weight. There was no justification for him to be emaciated, but I thought, say I was 165, I thought what if I went down to 155 and have him rail-thin? And Yorgos was like, "Well, if he's very thin I think maybe it will speak to some kind of psychological trouble that we want to stay away from," and I was like, "F - -, you're right."”

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“Yorgos Lanthimos said, "What about if he's a bit soft?" And I said, "Yeah, I think you're right." He just comfort-eats a little bit too much. He's just asleep in his own life and has let himself go. And the mustache, I don't know if it was him or I suggested it. But I remember my sister was watching me eat and she was like, "God, does he have to be fat?" And in retrospect I couldn't think of David being any other way because it affected the way I moved. It really did. It slowed me down in a way that I felt was conducive to kind of tapping into the spirit of the character.”

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“I had a list of about 35 restaurants, 25 of which were fast-food joints all around Los Angeles and I didn't get a quarter through the list. It just became me thinking about going to these places and wanting to enjoy the food and food just not being enjoyable anymore.”

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