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Colin Farrell : I could have died like Ledger

Hollywood actor Colin Farrell was overcome with emotion at Heath Ledger's memorial service because he felt it could have been him lying dead in the coffin.

The Brokeback Mountain star died from an accidental drug overdose in January 2008, midway through filming The Imaginarium Of Dr Parnassus and Farrell was one of three actors who stepped in to finish the role, said a report.

The Irish star, once one of Hollywood's wildest hell raisers, admits the tragedy had a profound effect on him, and prompted him to re-evaluate his life.

"(I felt) this could've been me. I wouldn't describe it as survivor's guilt, but yes, that came into it a little bit. It makes you ask some questions about yourself," Farrell said