United Kingdom, Sept. 9 -- Colin Farrell felt ready to "step into uncertainty" when he moved to America.

The 49-year-old actor enjoyed success as a TV actor in the UK in the late 90s, but Colin ultimately decided to follow his dreams in Hollywood.

Colin - who starred in the BBC drama series Ballykissangel in 1998 - told Extra: "I was in drama school. I did theatre school for a year in Dublin and I got a job doing a television show and I left theatre school and I did the television show.

"I did two years. I worked with a bunch of amazing actors, and they offered me a third year and I went to the producer and I said, 'I'm not going to take it,' and he said, 'Why? Did you get another job? Do you have another gig?'

"I said, 'No, I'm just ...