Colin
Farrell Quits Blockbusters
3/19/08
Actor Colin Farrell will never star in a big budget movie again -
because he's sick of working for producers whose sole aim is to make
money.
The Hollywood star - who spearheaded the blockbusters Alexander in 2004
and 2006's Miami Vice
- has learned from his "horses**t" experiences on mega-budget
productions, and is adamant he'll never be part of such a high-pressure
working environment again.
He says, "If you are on a film such as Miami Vice or Alexander
that has a budget that is healthily north of $100 million you can pretend
that it's all about the work but there's a certain amount of pressure.
"You have decided to walk into a world where the most important
thing is financial return and your are going to get a call on Saturday
telling you what the Friday opening was. I've been on the receiving end of
a couple of those calls and it's horsesh**t. I don't want to play in that
world any more."