Colin Farrell & Martin McDonagh

0:08It has everything in the dog kidnapping person. It's getting you, dog. Come in, some punk's jumped us. Oh, yeah. We said they were looking for a little shit-sooth. Then some other punk killed us, punk. They said blood. What's up? It's his puke. You want to go to the bathroom, clean some of the blood in the puke mafia? I almost got killed today because you kidnapped the one dog. You serious? Wow. Well, thanks so much for doing this, guys. Appreciate it. Thanks, my God. So how's it screening last night? It was cool. Yeah, it's fantastic. The reactions were great and a little scary. Like, red carpet stuff is always scary, but the reaction is brilliant. Yeah, I mean, a film like this, which is designed with so much kind of hilarity.

0:59Within it, you can really gauge if the audience is going along with it or not. It's harder with a straight drama, you know. There's not dramatic stuff in this, but the audience seems to be very much there every step of the way. It was cool. It was really good energy in the place. Is it self-conscious to watch yourself on screen? Are you overly critical? Are you overly critical of the words when you see them again? I'm not critical. I think it's all pretty. I'm critical of the words and... No, no, no. It's the direction of the choice of shot. No, no, no. I'm so critical of myself in films. Yeah. Too critical. Well, I mean, you know, it's just very hard. Do you ever hear yourself in a voice mount? Do you ever hear your voice when you're in a... I think I sound brilliant. Do you ever hear yourself in a... I know. I did bring it for years. I know the feeling. Yeah, because you want to take it out of the beautiful kind of vibration and the acoustics

1:48of your head and you hear your voice, your back doesn't sound like me. It's very much the same with the physical thing. So it's multiplied. So it's not that enjoyable. Is it that you're seeing yourself as you ever see? I mean, you see yourself in the mirror, but you're emoting and you have that voice there and it's just... You don't see yourself in the mirror because I don't talk to myself in the mirror. Do you see him anymore? Because you're kind of playing a version of Martin. Aren't you? I'm not sure. I'm a screenwriter. I know. I don't know where the... You would be forgiven for it. No, no, no, you'd be forgiven for making that leap for sure. But I think he's just being bold by doing that more than anything. And I think there's some kind of curiosities that my character has or some concerns that he has about a writer's lot and a writer's responsibility. And the nature of violence and film and creativity that my character shares with Martin that

2:34are inspired by him. And then there's other things that are kind of written around and other character traits that are fabrications or fictionalizations. What are we going to do? We could take on all the bank guys, maybe in the desert. What do you think we should do in real life? When did Sam and Christopher come on work? Because I know he did a play with them. Yeah. Someone did you have them in mind for this role? Because I know you've had the script for a long time. I think I was only after doing the play with Sam and Chris which was about two or three years ago that I thought that would be a good idea too. I mean before the play I never kind of dreamed of even approaching Christopher about anything because he was such a god to me as an actor. But I guess after getting to know someone you feel a little bit easier about approaching

3:21someone. And Sam I know for a little bit before so I thought that's a great idea too. But also having them together and you because I knew you so well and we worked together before was kind of like it. A dream to work with people so brilliant but also who you are so comfortable with too. And I think that kind of comes across the ease that everyone has with each other. Yeah. You guys seem to bring the best out of each other. But what is it that makes that relationship so special? What do you guys understand about each other? I don't mean it's a really easy shorthand between the two of us. I know that for sure. And there's no sense of threat or competition. We both love just the idea of storytelling. It's the whole purpose of storytelling. And Martin's an incredibly unique writer.

4:06So anytime as an actor you get to align yourself with somebody who expressed themselves as a writer and director in a unique way. It's very rare, hence unique. So I just stuff makes sense to me. I find it obviously hilarious but really moving as well. His writing in a brooch. And this as well you mean there's a lot of violence and there's a lot of comedy and hilarity in situational stuff. And the dialogue is second to none. But beneath all that I always find that it's inspired by questions of friendship and faith and trust and love and all those other lovely things. That's always there. They're not the most obvious elements of the script but they're the most significant and profound ones for me. Colin's very honest as an actor and he's got such a great sense of humor too and is open to going to dark places or sensitive places or places of sensitivity.

4:56Which I always hope that are there somewhere in the script underneath the surface clarity or even the surface darkness. And so that's I think why he always brings... Do you want to hug it out now? It's just kids. Oh that's something to reach for us. It's like a long day. But yeah that's why I love him. And not many actors would go to such dark and be as open as Colin has been in both of these. What's up? You guys are gushing about each other. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Thank you so much. Thanks a lot. I like it.

5:41It's got layers. Yeah!