London:
Hollywood actor Colin Farrell says he almost quit acting at 28 as he was horrified by the scathing remarks he received for his performance in 2004 epic blockbuster Alexander.
The 'Phonebooth' star was caught unawares with the scathing reviews for his role in 'Alexander' alongside actress Angelina Jolie which made him doubt his abilities as a performer, Daily Mirror reported.
"That was tough. I say tough, relative to a charmed life, but I'm not going to apologise for how much it affected me emotionally and psychologically."
"I was going to walk away from acting. I couldn't even buy a packet of cigarettes without feeling I needed to say sorry to the guy behind the counter just in case he happened to see the thing," said the 34-year-old star.
The Irish actor, who has two sons from previous relationships continued to make movies but claimed that his wild partying ways became so uncontrollable that in 2006 he was left embarrassed by his behaviour on the sets of 'Miami Vice'.
"I just completely fell. It was literally the first time I couldn't say to anyone around me, 'Have I been late for work, have I missed any days, have I been hitting my marks?'
Because the answers would have been yes, yes, and no," he said. Farrell, who has been a reformed person for over two years checked into rehab as he needed support to get himself back on track.
"I lost the ability to be confident that I could make a change myself," he explained.
The 'Phonebooth' star was caught unawares with the scathing reviews for his role in 'Alexander' alongside actress Angelina Jolie which made him doubt his abilities as a performer, Daily Mirror reported.
"That was tough. I say tough, relative to a charmed life, but I'm not going to apologise for how much it affected me emotionally and psychologically."
"I was going to walk away from acting. I couldn't even buy a packet of cigarettes without feeling I needed to say sorry to the guy behind the counter just in case he happened to see the thing," said the 34-year-old star.
The Irish actor, who has two sons from previous relationships continued to make movies but claimed that his wild partying ways became so uncontrollable that in 2006 he was left embarrassed by his behaviour on the sets of 'Miami Vice'.
"I just completely fell. It was literally the first time I couldn't say to anyone around me, 'Have I been late for work, have I missed any days, have I been hitting my marks?'
Because the answers would have been yes, yes, and no," he said. Farrell, who has been a reformed person for over two years checked into rehab as he needed support to get himself back on track.
"I lost the ability to be confident that I could make a change myself," he explained.
