Chris O’Dowd has admitted that the best night of his life was his first film premiere in Dublin.
The Hollywood star said that was the point “things changed” for him as he realised his career was on the right trajectory.
And Chris told how he ended up going on a booze bender after the movie premiere in 2011.
“The Dublin premiere of Bridesmaids was the most incredible night, a point when things changed for me,” he said.
Love: Chris with wife Dawn Porter | VIPIRELAND.COM
“We screened the film, everyone loved it, we went to the Savoy, then myself and a group of cast and crew went on to some bars, bumped into people I knew and ended going back to a load of houses till some ridiculous hour.
“It felt to me like all the stars were in the right place, that my life had come back to Ireland and everyone was happy for me. It was the most unbelievable feeling and there was an awful lot of alcohol.”
And Chris also told how he wants to be remembered as “someone who really gave it a go”.
Winner: Chris with his IFTA award | VIPIRELAND.COM
He added: “I’ve really pushed myself. It was my decision to give it a go in America. After the success of The IT Crowd all the agents want you to stay over here because they know they can get you work, but I wanted to take that one step further. I could have fallen flat on my face but it worked.”
And Chris also wants to lose some weight – after putting on two stone eating pizza.
“I’d like to be a lot better at saying ‘No’ to pizza,” he said. “I have put on two stone – most of that is pizza and I’m not stopping. I’m still eating slice after slice. It’s become a habit. Please help me.”
