Colin Farrell says his sons James and Henry are his true legacy

'The Banshees of Inisherin' star Colin Farrell has played a few brash characters over the years, but there's one role he's utterly fond of: being the father of his two sons, James and Henry . The Irish star is mostly deprived of his children, but he paid tribute to his sons when he won the 2023 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy. At the end of his speech, Colin thanked "my children at home who are watching this". "James and Henry the loves of my life. I love you so much," he said.

In October 2022, Colin told the Guardian, while discussing the emotional 'The Banshees of Inisherin', that he spent pandemic lockdown with his sons and made sure to ask them how they were doing emotionally . "And they're like, 'Do you just want to fuck yourself?' But guys like us like to talk about our feelings," he said. "We don't have to be lyrical about every goddamn thing, but we try to strike a balance." He added that "work", "fatherhood" and "art" are all ways to make sense of the mysteries of life.

Colin also spoke briefly about parenting in a conversation with Emma Thompson, published Jan. 4 in Vanity Fair. When asked if he was worried about his legacy in film, Colin replied, "My legacy is clearly the two sons I raised, one for...