Dad-To-Be Colin Farrell

He's got quite a flair for the dramatic. First, hard partying earned bachelor Colin Farrell the rep of a naughty boy who loves women. Then, this March, he became a surprise future father. ("I'm so excited," Farrell, 27, says about model Kim Bordenave's pregnancy.) His latest drama? A thriller called Phone Booth. The Castleknock, Ireland, native talks about playing a high-on-his-own-hype publicist stalked by a sniper.
Tell Us about your Phone Booth character, Stu Shepard.
He wants to be respected. And he thinks the way to do it is by having a better watch, a better suit, better shoes, better manicured nails. But that's not the shortest route to happiness. It's living your life in an honest way.
You're trapped in a phone booth for nearly the entire movie. Filming must have been excruciating.
For twelve straight days, from sunup to sundown, I acted in that one little space. I got a lot of gray hair on this gig. It was the toughest job I've ever done. It was emotionally gut-wrenching to be bullied every day while filming. I say "f--k" about 120 times in the film. Only two of them are scripted.
You're known in Hollywood as a pretty serious partyer.
I love the pints and I love good times and laughter and singing a song and being with people. There's nothing like it. If I'm not going to enjoy this life, just give it to someone else.
So, you're starring in the film version of the 1975 TV show S.W.A.T.?
Yeah. I play Jim Street, Robert Urich's character. It's a big wham-bam, thank-you-ma'am action picture. I don't really work out, but for S.W.A.T. I lifted weights for a month and had protein shakes - and I hated every second of it.

JEANNE WOLF