Mad Max's Tom Hardy speaks candidly about former cocaine addiction at Cannes. He's flying high as the star of Cannes Film Festival's must- see film, Mad Max: Fury Road. Though Tom Hardy has taken the time to reflect on one of the hardest times of his life this week, as he reveals he's lucky to be alive following serious drug addiction.

Tom, who's now been sober for over 1. Yahoo! New Zealand on Wednesday that he would have 'sold his mother for crack' at the peak of his debilitating cocaine habit. Scroll down for video Lucky to be here: Tom Hardy admitted while in Cannes this week, that he would have stopped at nothing for his former drug addictions. Hollywood hunk Tom, who is visiting Cannes to debut his role as titular character Max this week, said he once would have stopped at nothing for another hit.

He said: 'I would have sold my mother for a rock of crack. I was a shameful suburban statistic. I was told very clearly, .

All you need to know. I am f***ing lucky to be here.'Hardy has had a steady rise to fame, building momentum with sizeable acting parts including The Dark Knight Rises, Bronson and Warrior. Tom continued: 'People didn’t sit up and take any notice of me until I started putting on weight, kicking people and being aggressive' Flying high: This week Hardy is promoting his new film Mad Max: Fury Road, in which he plays the titular character. Rugged: Tom said he would have sold his mother for crack cocaine at the peak of his addiction. The actor gives up some of his hardman glory to Charlize Theron in his latest film, Mad Max, because the fearsome blonde takes on furious Imperator Furiosa.

Charlize, who was stunning at the Cannes premiere on Wednesday, slightly stole the show from the handsome bearded actor, who has bulked up for the film. Tom quit drugs in 2. Furious: Tom takes on the title role for Mad Max: Fury Road this year, which premieres at the Cannes Film Festival. Reflecting: The star has a lot to thank for giving up drugs and alcohol in 2. Tom initially kept his habits hidden because he didn't want anyone to know he'd got out of control but the actor said he was lucky he didn't wind up with AIDs. The actor, son of writer Edward Hardy and artist mother Anne, checked himself into rehab that year after finding himself in pool of blood and vomit in London's Soho after a heavy night. He's had his fair dealings with trouble, first being expelled from boarding school for stealing and then falling into a spiral of short jail stays for disorderly conduct and also gun possession.

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Throwback: Tom, seen here accepting the rising star award at the 2. Evening Standard Drama Awards, finally went to rehab for his problems that year and kicked the habits.

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Come clean: The actor, pictured here with his mother Anne Hardy in 2. His life has occasionally been imitated his art, like when he played heroin addict Stuart Shorter for BBC TV movie Stuart: A Life Backwards alongside Benedict Cumberbatch. Mad Max actor Tom has previously admitted that his tattoos serve as a reminder of where he's been and even though his usual characters are usually violent or aggressive, he's 'so far' from that in real life.

Tom married 3. 2- year- old Peaky Blinders actress Charlotte Riley late last year and has six- year- old son Louis, with his ex- girlfriend Rachael Speed. He's proved that he's altogether a bit of a softie of screen and is regularly seen cosying up to and doting on his pet dog Zora. Art imitating life: Tom, playing Stuart: A Life Backwards for the BBC, says his characters are usually violent and aggressive but that's far from the truth in real life. Softie: Tom is married to Peaky Blinders actress Charlotte Riley, has seven- year- old son Louis and is utterly besotted with pet dog Zora.

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