WITH a big bucket of popcorn on his lap, Ronnie O’Sullivan will watch a rough edit of his upcoming documentary for the first time on Monday.
And the Rocket hopes the soon-to-be-released film will be the “definitive” account of his amazing life on and off the baize.
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O’Sullivan, 47, was followed by a camera crew 12 months ago as he lifted a record-equalling seventh world crown at the Crucible.
They were also present in the quieter, less hectic moments at his home with fiancée Laila Rouass, while walking his dogs and running in Epping Forest.
The unfinished production — entitled RONNIE — is set for release later this summer and producers say it will tell “his incredible story”.
O’Sullivan said: “Those snooker gods, their timing is unbelievable — seriously, I believe in them.
“Last year I hit fire at the right time and the crew were here. The stars were written for me. They have been ever since I was a kid, regarding this game.
“Who could have written that? A film crew following you around for a season and you win a seventh world championship at 46?
“I’m going to watch it on Monday for the first time.
“We have got it down to two hours now and it needs to be an hour and 45 minutes apparently.
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“It’s the first time they have let me see it — I hope I don’t hate it!
“But I know they have done a great job on it — the people involved are proper people. So, they can make anyone look good.
“It has changed from what they thought it was going to be. But that’s always the case when you do a documentary.
“It’ll be in some ways the definitive film of my life. Everyone has always been intrigued by me.”
O’Sullivan joked that he was glad the crew were not round to document his disjointed 10-7 first-round win over qualifier Pang Junxu on Saturday given that he was suffering with a virus.
His highest break was only 82 — and it was the first match at the Crucible since the 2013 semi-finals in which O’Sullivan had failed to make at least one century break.
He added: “I read what people write and sometimes I think, ‘Is that really about me?’
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“As someone said, ‘love him, hate him, whatever . . . It’s the Ronnie show’.
“But I just don’t get it. I come in and do my job, I hit balls.
“I think, ‘Really, do I generate that much interest? Good and bad’. It’s weird.
“So, maybe it will be a definitive thing.
“I want people to go away from watching it thinking that I’m a winner. It is all I have ever wanted to do.
“I’ve tried my hardest all my life to compete and be the best I can be, to give my whole life to snooker. I love it so much. I’m grateful for what it has done for me.
“It has given me an amazing life with amazing moments. I have been the most successful player, along with Stephen Hendry.”
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