COLIN FARRELL - FARRELL'S MUM BEGS HIM TO CALM DOWN

Hellraiser COLIN FARRELL is ignoring his worried mother's request to curb his wild ways - because he's "just a normal Irish person".

The PHONE BOOTH star - who is already legendary for his drinking and past drug-taking - has snubbed his mum's advice to cut down on alcohol and cigarettes because everyone in his homeland indulges in such vices.

He says, "Mum wants me to drink and smoke less but she knows I'm just finding my way in the world. I'm 27 and I work really hard but you have to shut off from that.

"I'm not a drunk. I'm just a normal Irish person. We turn up for work on time. We go to the pub. We don't rob from our mother's purse to get a drink and we're not drinking to numb our pain."