He may have earned himself something of a reputation as a tough, hard-living rebel with a colourful vocabulary. But rising Irish star Colin Farrell also has a softer side according to a historical advisor for his latest flick, Alexander The Great.
Speaking on Britain's BBC Radio 4 show, Oxford historian Robin Lane Fox revealed he has seen a very different persona to that usually presented by the notorious star.
"In a darkened room in a hotel in Bangkok we were seeing the final cuts of Anthony Hopkins' vast role in this film," explains Robin. "It is deeply moving. There we were, packed into a room surrounded by tattooed men in combat trousers and I'm afraid I was unable to stop myself from sobbing.
"It was so emotional and I thought, whatever am I going to do when the lights go on, they're all so tough in here. And there was a man in combat trousers sitting on the floor who - thank God, I saw - was sobbing, too.
"So I thought, that's OK I'm not the only wet professor here.
"Hopkins finished and the team all got up to go straight to the bar, and I turned to the left and there was the man sitting on the floor in combat trousers, still sobbing. It was Colin."
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