UFC legend Conor McGregor made his acting debut in a film called Road House alongside renowned actor Jake Gyllenhaal which will be available on online streaming platform Prime Video from March 21.
McGregor was asked about his movie where he had an unusual first scene which surprised the audience.
“It was a little too much ass,” McGregor said during a Q&A via TalkSport. “Just a little too much. The last shot was not necessary. Could have just been the back. The back was solid. I’m just here to perform.”
The Irishman revealed that he talked to Arnold about the scene as he had done a similar shoot before and his advice helped him execute the scene.
“Arnold Schwarzenegger, who’s a good friend of mine, his lady Heather is my physical therapist, [she] has helped me throughout my career, helped me from my world title from 2013 on, I became real close with Arnold,” McGregor said.
“Arnold’s first debut into the movie game was very similar. Boom, lands down, solid as a rock. If Arnie done it, and f****** look at his career, I said maybe I’m onto something. I just rocked with it, and I channelled the inner Arnie, the inner Terminator there and just rocked on.”
While the movie has not been revealed to the public yet, it has received positive reviews from critics. The Irishman looked content with his first acting role and intends to do more in the future.
“It’s very hard work for sure,” McGregor said. “All the characters, when I saw them come to life on the screen, I thought to myself as I was watching the movie, ‘I’m going to f*** this up, I’m going to ruin [the movie], I’m no actor.’ But what I do when I’m looking [at the movie] with the crowd, I have a lot more to give. I feel I have a lot more.”