Colin Farrell is flattered 'The Penguin' has been compared to the likes of 'Breaking Bad' and 'The Sopranos' but won't watch them until he "grows up".
Colin Farrell will watch the likes of 'Breaking Bad' and 'The Sopranos' when he "grows up".
The 48-year-old actor is flattered by comparisons between his new HBO series 'The Penguin' - in which he reprises his 'The Batman' role as the titular villain aka Oswald 'Oz' Cobb - and the groundbreaking dramas but admitted he's barely watched any episodes of the award-winning shows.
Speaking to reporters at the New York City premiere of 'The Penguin', he said: “I've only seen two episodes. I have 'Sopranos', I have 'Breaking Bad' and someday when I grow up, I have 'The Wire' to catch up on, which are the three I think of when I think of extraordinary television.
“That, kind of, in their time, changed the face of television and opened up possibilities for other shows.
“So what do I think of when I hear about those comparisons? Nothing but compliments.
"You know, they're revered and deeply loved shows by so many people. So that's — they're cool comparisons. I think there are worse ones you could make."
Colin spent three hours in the make-up chair every morning to transform into the character and he found it "very powerful" to see a whole new version of himself.
He said: “Do you ever see cats looking at themselves in the mirror? How they recoil and they just don't know [it's them]? It was strange.
“It's not like I ever fully lost sense of myself, but it was a very powerful thing to know yourself a certain way for 45 years and to see a reflection. And it also kind of made me aware of how much I identified with how I look.
“It was really, really powerful. It was something very powerful and very kind of hypnotic to the experience."
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