Colin Farrell has been sober for 13 years, but before reaching that point he experienced some dark days while filming.
In an interview with the UK Mirror, Farrell, 43, admitted he was once so hungover while filming 2002’s “Minority Report” with Tom Cruise that it took him 56 tries to say one line.
“There were a couple of hairy days. I asked them with a great array of arrogance that they not work me the day after my birthday,” Farrell recalled. “I said, ‘Please don’t have me working on June 1st, because my birthday is May 31st.’”
Production didn’t seem to care about Farrell’s then-25th birthday and made him come into work.
“I thought a $100 million film would at least listen to that request … but I worked. It was a rough night and I didn’t get any sleep,” he continued. “The line was, ‘I’m sure you’ve all grasped the fundamental paradoxical pre-crime methodology.’
“I only know it now, still, 16 years later because it caused so much panic and anxiety. It should be on my tombstone.”
To add insult to injury, the “Dumbo” star said his sister happened to be on set that day visiting him.
“… she had to leave the set after 56 takes,” he said. “I was a disaster.”
Farrell first sought treatment for drugs and alcohol in 2005 after admitting that he’d “basically been drunk or high” since he was 14.
He checked back into rehab in 2018 for a “break” after filming back-to-back movies, People reported.
“He’s been sober 12 years and wanted to do this to make sure he stays that way,” a source told the magazine at the time. “He’s taking some me-time and doing a tune-up and a reset. This was all his idea.”