Colin Farrell, who is with Edward Berger’s “Ballad of a Small Player,” spoke at the film’s press conference about his preparations to play gambling addicted Doyle Doyle in a fast-paced thriller. “It’s pretty well clergy that my history is addicted now, but I don’t think you need to be an addict to play an addict,” he said honestly. “The internal push and pull (of Doyle) proved to be a nice place to get started.”
“He is a man who doesn’t believe in his worth and is very self-centered in his despicableness,” he continued. “I still have no answers to the script. I have experience in front of the camera with fellow actors. When it comes to preparation, I think there’s an OCD that gives me a good life when it comes to acting, because I get hooked on the characters and imagine the story of history, my personal origin.”
“Ballad of A Small Player” is played by official selection at the Basque Festival, a year after Berger’s “Conclave” bowed at the same event. The film, adapted from the novel by Lawrence Osborne, finds Doyle Doyle Adrift Lord in Macau’s eastern gambling mecca. Near the breaking point, the man encounters the spirit of a relative who may hold the key to his salvation.
Speaking about the practicality of playing Gambler, Farrell recalled spending time at Macau’s vast casinos, learning about addiction and being “thank you” for not experiencing anything. “Gambling is one of the pains I’ve never actually come close to. I’m happy to say I just hurt my body and brain, not my bank account.”
“It was interesting to see some of Macau’s high rollers. They put down some very serious money. One day behind the scenes, one of the floor managers said, “We had two players last night and the house went pretty well.” I said, “What’s pretty good about the house?” he said, “At the end of the four hours, we were up to 24 million (Hong Kong dollars).”
“There is an opportunity. Such a desire to have moments of good fortune and live the life you feel gives you the ultimate joy and ultimate happiness,” he added. “We all understand at this stage because we see the materials in each other and in the world and see them wonderful and wonderful. And I say I am very fortunate to have experienced so many material things in my life, but if you are looking for satisfaction, happiness, joy, connection, it is fools’ money.”
Asked about the inside and outside cards he plays in the film, Farrell said he was sometimes “bored” due to the repetition. “We spent a lot of time on the casino floor while making this film, and while it’s hard to say that it wasn’t boring at certain times, (Edward) knew that it wasn’t always exciting at that moment.”
Farrell praised how Berger approached the insert in both the “ballad” and “conclave” background information, saying, “I feel that too many inserts are didactic and can attract my attention, but at Edward, the first five minutes of “conclave” have a completely cinematic language for the use of the insert. ” In “Ballad,” even if Farrell finds repeated grumpiness, he says it’s still “it’s a joy to be around” in the technical craft moment of the director and witness, “an incredible creative language is happening.”
Considering that his Lord Doyle is a man who will pursue elusive concepts forever, when asked about his thoughts on luck, the Irish actor stated:
“You just come across the place it meets you and you will do your best you can,” he continued. “People who live in a 30,000-square-foot mansion in Bel Air can put $20 in their dog race and say, ‘Yes, I’m really unlucky.’ It’s very subjective and not the people you love, and your community, as long as you can.
Ballad of A Small Player will open in US theatres on October 15th, arrive at UK and Ireland cinemas on October 17th, and make their Netflix debut on October 29th.
