Colin Farrell has admitted he doesn't see himself as part of the elite group of actors who’ve played iconic comic book villains, despite his Golden Globe win for The Penguin.
Farrell earned his third Golden Globe for his portrayal of Oswald Cobblepot, better known as The Penguin, in the HBO series of the same name. This win places him alongside Joaquin Phoenix, who won in 2020 for his role in Joker and the late Heath Ledger, who posthumously won in 2009 for The Dark Knight.
Speaking in the winners’ room after the ceremony, Farrell said: "The two actors are, for my money, the most extraordinary, talented and gifted and just brilliant artists in film that I’ve ever had the fortune to observe and be affected by."
Reflecting on their performances, he added: "What Heath did in Chris Nolan’s Dark Knight was extraordinary, and will live on for future generations, and what Joaquin did with The Joker was, as exemplified by all the awards that he won and the Oscar stuff - it was extraordinary."
He continued: "So to have your name thrown into, just uttered in the same sentence, as those performances – honestly, it’s lovely, but I still approach it all more from just a fan of it all. I don’t feel like I’m part of that pantheon, I don’t think I’ll go home tonight thinking I’m part of that pantheon."
Farrell has previously won Golden Globes for his roles in Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges and The Banshees of Inisherin.
Recalling the transformation process for his role as The Penguin, Farrell shared: "In the morning, I drank black coffee, listened to 80s music, and I became a canvas for that team’s brilliance."
Source: Press Associarion
