Summary
He's played a deluded racing car driver, an ice-skater unafraid to hoist up his (male) partner by the crotch, and even wrestled a bear in Semi-Pro. Now sport fan Will Ferrell has become entranced by our own beautiful game - or at least the terrace sing-song. "I went to the Arsenal match last night," he says as he eases himself into his seat. "To me, the chants were pretty much indecipherable - but everyone seemed to know exactly the lyrics and when to sing them. I think in the States we're a little more simplistic. We have 'let's go, Rangers,' and that's about it. Some of these soccer songs go on forever."
For all his on-screen excitability, Ferrell is a laid-back interview subject. The same applies when he's working on comedies like The Other Guys or Talladega Nights. "I've heard people saying, 'He's so serious,'" admits Ferrell, "but there's an incredible amount of focus and concentration. That said, if you're not laughing every day you're filming a comedy, you should ask why you're doing it."See the full content of this document
Extract
Game for a Laugh
Since the 1990s Ferrell has built a career playing overconfident buffoons such as Ron Burgundy in Anchorman, or George W Bush on Saturday Night Live. While every hit (Old School, Elf) has increased his fan base, his flops (Land of The Lost, Bewitched) seem to leave him untouched.
Right now, he is riding high...See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
