I don't say or do things for shock tactics,' Farrell insists. 'I mean, even I read things I've said and think, What a fucking animal.

Terry was conscious of all those things and wanted to tell the story as he had read it in the history books.

If after you read something, you connect with it, you want to do it.

I mean, we are tribal by nature, and sometimes success and material wealth can divide and separate - it's not a new philosophy I'm sharing - more than hardship, hardship tends to unify.

But I don't look like Colin Farrell, I don't behave like Colin Farrell, and I do different movies than Colin Farrell.

We had some great fun, especially during 2002, and Michael's death is a huge shock for everyone who knew him. My co-driver, Nick Grist, has also lost a very close friend.