When I was a kid we had VW Beetles as family cars, but it was always bikes for me at an early age. I started out with a 1978 Moto Guzzi T3. After that I bought a Ducati, and then I was able to get a lock-up and I ended up with some old Spanish Ossa dirt bikes.
I bought my first 'proper car when I was in Australia doing Moulin Rouge and the second Star Wars film. A member of the crew had a 1972 Ford Mustang Fastback and he wanted me to buy it. I found out about another Mustang that was being sold in Sydney at the time a 1965 convertible. It was cream with a light blue roof. I fell in love, bought it and shipped it back to Britain.
Then we moved to America in 2008 and that's when I sort of started collecting cars. Actually, I'm not a collector. Collectors buy cars that will appreciate in value. The only car I ever made any money on was a 1969 Aston Martin DBS, which was f***ing lovely.
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