Colin Farrell Becomes a Father

During an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, Colin Farrell said he desperately tried to cling to his hell raising lifestyle after James was born, but eventually decided to get a grip, go to rehab and grow up.

"I’m quiet now. Boring," he told David Letterman. "I do incredibly tedious things like hanging out with my son."

In 2003, Colin’s ex-girlfriend, model Kim Bordenave, gave birth to James, who suffers from a genetic disorder called Angelman Syndrome. Two years later, the actor checked himself into rehab for drug addiction and alcohol.

"Fatherhood doesn’t change your life, it doesn’t, unless you want it to," the 31-year-old actor told the talk show host. "And it took me about two-and-a-half years to [say] ’What am I fighting?’ and ’Why do I want to hold on to my idea of this youth?’… and allowed fatherhood to change my life."

Heath Ledger it seems was following the same path, but his journey ended in tragedy. Colin was the lucky one.