I tried to have a pint in every town we visited ...it took years off my life
Hollywood legend Kiefer recalls boozy Ireland trip Sutherland’s rise from Brat Pack to icon
The 51-year-old worked with Colin Farrell on hit movie Phonebooth and heaped praise on the Dubliner.
He said: “I think he’s an extraordinary actor and I did the voice which was very separate from what he did.
“I remember when I first met him I was very excited to tell him that in the scene where he finally breaks down and confesses everything to his girl, I thought it was probably one of the best scenes I’ve seen in almost 10 years, it was extraordinary.”
With almost four decades under his belt as an actor he admits picking his best film is a tough call.
Kiefer, who is playing The Academy in Dublin, added: “When people would ask me what my favourite movie was I’d say I haven’t made it yet.
“But now I look back at Stand By Me and Lost Boys and think I was so young.
“The Young Guns pictures were a lot of fun to make and then I look at
With musician Rocco Deluca in Dublin something like 24, that was one of the luckiest times of my life.” Speaking about his longevity in the trade, the Canadian, who is dating actress Cindy Vela, said Kiefer as Jack Bauer in 24
being grateful for his success has helped him remain grounded.
He added: “The first thing that comes to mind is you have to be lucky.
“I’ve been incredibly lucky over the course of my career and lucky enough to have some skill to handle an opportunity when it presented itself. There are so many great
AS part of Hollywood’s legendary Brat Pack Kiefer Sutherland has starred in some of the most iconic films of the past four decades.
The son of movie A-lister Donald and actress Shirley Douglas, Kiefer’s big breakthrough came in the rites-of-passage drama Stand Kiefer Sutherland actors in the world and I’m just one person.
“I am grateful. I’m certainly the most fortunate person I know to be able to do what I love for a living. I feel very blessed for that.
FORTUNATE
“It is such a fortunate opportunity, every once in a while I get up and
By Me in 1986 before major roles in The Lost Boys (1987), Young Guns (1988) and A Few Good Men (1992).
But it was his role as action hero Jack Bauer in the long-running TV series 24 that cemented his position among the biggest players in Hollywood. smile and have to say thank you.” From Emmys to Golden Globes and more than 20 awards to his name, the humble star insists without his loyal crew he is nothing.
When quizzed about where he stores his accolades, he said: “I keep them all over the house, but the award itself is not really the goal, they are lovely evenings to have and better than a punch in the face.
“But when I look back at the experience of 24 and the crew I worked with on that show, 100 people got married, 80 children were born, those are the moments you hold on to when you look back at an experience like that.”
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