Barry Keoghan Says He Feels 'Massive Loneliness' At The Top

In a fresh interview, Barry Keoghan has admitted that he feels a "massive loneliness", despite being at the top of his as far as his career is concerned.

Last year, Barry Keoghan won a BAFTA for Best Actor in a Supporting Role after starring in The Banshees Of Inisherin, a role which also earned him an Oscar nomination. Keoghan also earned a Golden Globes nod in the Best Actor category for his role in Emerald Fennell's psychological thriller, Saltburn. 

Despite these achievements, the former Love Hate actor has admitted that he still feels a sense of "massive loneliness" at the top. 

“There’s a loneliness as well that comes with this”, Keoghan told GQ Magazine “A massive loneliness. It’s hard not to talk about that or to pretend that’s not there”. 

Elsewhere, Keoghan also revealed that when he is alone, he often thinks of his mother, who struggled with drug addiction when he was a child.

“My mother, always. She’s many years passed now, but I always think about her anyway”, Keoghan stated.

“It’s always just in and around achievements that it’s really prominent – ’cause you’d like to celebrate that with her, you know?”.

"some dream"

Elsewhere, Barry Keoghan also spoke about Saltburn, admitting that it has not quite sunk in, with regards to his fame. 

“This is not real, is it? It can’t be real. I’m gonna wake up right now. In a second, I’ll be like, ‘f***, man – that was some dream’,” Keoghan added.

Speaking about one scene from the movie, where Keoghan’s character comes of age, and he says he is “not just being looked at as the weird-looking guy, the unique f*****’ freaky little freak man-child, freak child-man, whatever you want to call it”. 

The actor added that his “prettiness didn’t get me this far” but being seen in another way “opens up other lanes for me, it’s part of the leading man thing”. 

Barry Keoghan will also appear alongside Elvis star Austin Butler in the upcoming war drama series Masters Of The Air, which will premiere on Apple TV+ on January 26.