Washington DC [US], September 29 (ANI): Actor Colin Farrell received the Golden Icon Award at the Zurich Film Festival, in recognition of his career achievements. He discussed the "extraordinary, unearned good fortune" that has been his life in cinema, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Growing up in Dublin , Farrell had no intention of acting. "I wanted to be a footballer, a soccer player. I was handy enough," he recalled. His father had played professionally for Dublin club Shamrock Rovers, and sports were "the one way my father and I could have communication and a relationship. It was tricky everywhere else, but when it came to football, we were good to go."

His dream of a professional soccer career ended when, "I started drinking and smoking and all that stuff." Acting came thr

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