FARRELL EMBARRASSED BY GERVAIS’ GOLDEN GLOBE JOKE
COLIN FARRELL cringed when RICKY GERVAIS made fun of his boozing at the 2= 010 Golden Globes - but insists he deserved to be mocked for his drunken = past.
The Phone Booth star was left red-faced when the British funnyman poked= fun at him while hosting the star-studded Los Angeles ceremony last mont= h (Jan10).
But Farrell admits Gervais’ joke, referring to his wild lifestyle at th= e start of his career, was completely accurate.
Referring to his early days in Hollywood, Farrell explains, "I wanted t= o show that I was proud of my Irishness - and I kind of felt I was presen= ting that side of me. But I was doing it in the most cliched way possible= .. It’s like (what) Ricky Gervais (said) at the Golden Globes. He announce= d to the audience that he hates cliches, especially about Irish people be= ing drunk, and then he said, ‘Ladies and gentleman, here’s Colin Farrell!= ‘ But it’s what I was and what I did… (I felt) if I’m not going to take= advantage of this experience, then they should give it to somebody else.
"The way (fame) happened for me was insane. Everyone was fighting to ge= t me into a film. It was mad and it defied any contemplation. I just enjo= yed it as I came."
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