Top 206 Quotes & Sayings by Orlando Bloom
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Last updated on September 16, 2024.
I don't do a film unless it has a sword in it. And if it doesn't have a sword in it, I insist that they have one in the same room to keep me comfortable.
Viggo Mortensen had the biggest impact on me in terms of approach, dedication, intention, and artistic outlook, and I'm nowhere close to how good he is as an artist, and I wouldn't even put myself in the same category as an actor.
Love is what we aspire to most in our lives.
You can drive an SUV, but there's a balance. If you do that, maybe use energy-efficient light bulbs at home or just be conscious of switching off lights. If you can afford to drive an SUV, maybe you can afford to make a donation to a wind farm or plant some trees. It's all about balance.
Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as something out of the Seven Samurai.
Wear comfortable clothes when you fly; my preference is T-shirt and jeans.
A big part of what I wanted to do with this character was go from when I was a boy and try and develop into a man, really try and play him as a man who is on this search, on a journey of personal, spiritual, political, social discovery.
The philosophy of Buddhism is connected to everything. So it probably does have some connection with acting, yes.
The truth is - I found myself doing these huge action-adventure movies, and um, and which are cool man. And I really love doing them. And thankfully I haven't had too much dialogue, because if I had I would have really made a mess of it. You know what I mean?
Obviously I always wanted to do a contemporary piece.
I had studied theater for three years in London when someone suggested me for the role.
My whole career has been fulfilling my childhood fantasies, playing characters that are larger than life, getting to play a knight, an elf, a prince, and a soldier.
I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good crack at doing that.
Failure is simply the non-presence of success. But a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
When everyone around you is doing all this incredible pirate acting and you're having to sort of play the straight guy and move the story forward, you kind of want to be doing some of that pirate ripping it up stuff, but in truth, to be a part of that project is what I love.
My mom used to tell me, 'If you read 50 books, I'll get you a motorbike.'
I try to take the time to appreciate and I certainly do appreciate and I do feel proud but that is probably one of the things I need to work on, building a bit of time for myself.
Lord of the Rings was my first experience making movies and at the time, I had no ideas how movies were done. I thought that's the way they're done, so in a way, I had nothing to compare it to.
Although it is a fantasy film, it's as real as it can be. You have to imagine that an audience will buy their ticket to a cinema and get on a first-class flight and journey to Middle Earth.
I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?
I came back out here from England and I was there for a while and it was beautiful and it is just great to see London going from Spring to Summer and Autumn.
I know you can be up one minute and drop the next, so I'm trying to maintain a steady course so I can have some longevity.
There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
When you start falling for somebody and you can't stop thinking about when you're going to see them again, I love that. Women are beautiful. They deserve to be cherished and respected.
How can you be in hell while you are in my heart?
The best way to look stylish on a budget is to try second-hand, bargain hunting, and vintage.
I crave working on those small independent movies because I love going to see those myself.
Elves live in harmony with the world, and I try to do that.
Elves are like trees, grounded and focused from the trunk down but graceful and agile on top.
Vig used to call me 'Elf boy', and I'd call him 'filthy human'. As an Elf, I never got a scratch on me, never got dirty. And Vig would come out with blood and sweat all over him. And he'd say to me, 'Oh, go manicure your nails.'
I'm always amazed at anyone's interest in what I have to say.
You don't improvise with a Cameron Crowe script.
I wondered how they would top the Pirates and skeletons and moonlight, because that's a pretty cool concept.
I want to do things that terrify me, unless they're going to kill me.
It takes obstacles to learn, grow, be better.
When I was nine, I had this girlfriend and we used to have running races in the park. I wanted to be like Superman and fly in and rescue her.
I got to work with one of my heroes, Johnny Depp, and to see how he goes about business, which was really inspiring for me at this stage in my career.
I had the training at drama school where I studied Shakespeare and Brecht and Chekov and all these period historical playwrights and I think that I responded to the material.
Yeah, I mean the material, directors, the other cast, and if you think you can do something with the character then you do it and go from there. I am looking forward to doing some smaller movies.
I missed my home - like the physicality of my home, I missed my friends and my family mostly and just hanging out and being in your home country - culturally it feels right and that is what I miss.
I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.
I remember one time that I was filming a scene in whych my character rides through Troy on a chariot. I just looked around at this incredible set thinking 'This is the life'.
A friend told me that teenage girls are always looking for someone to pin their dreams on. That doesn't make it any less weird though.
I'm quite sensitive to women. I saw how my sister got treated by boyfriends. I read this thing that said when you are in a relationship with a woman, imagine how you would feel if you were her father. That's been my approach, for the most part.
Life sometimes doesn't work out exactly as we plan or hope for.
I'm so happy to have been a part of that process and I would go straight back into the desert in a ton of chain mail for Ridley any day of the week. He's an amazing director and I can't wait to see the long version.
I have played a boxer, a cowboy, a knight, a prince, an elf and a pirate. I am so glad to have done all of that already.
I'm trying to mix the cool, independent stuff with the big stuff, but it's been difficult finding the right roles. It's been an interesting ride as far as my career pendulum is concerned.
Someone tried to save my soul in a gas station.
People come into your life and people leave it... you just have to trust that life has a road mapped out for you.
I am a hopeless romantic and I love to spoil my girlfriends.
I think a film set is a quite controlled environment and you feel like you can trust them and it is going to be a safe place to work, but I really don't think about it.
Elves are cool, man.
I look forward to working with UNICEF as they continue to make the world a better place for children.
I did send a girl a plane ticket asking her for a visit, I guess that's quite romantic.
Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.
Whatever happens in life is fine - just trust in that.
If life isn't about human beings and living in harmony, then I don't know what it's about.
Creativity is the key for any child with dyslexia - or for anyone, for that matter. Then you can think outside of the box. Teach them anything is attainable. Let them run with what you see is whatever they need to run with.
When I saw the first I couldn't believe I was in another great movie that would be made into a trilogy. This movie is quite visible and I think it will stand the test of time. I think kids and parents will love this movie for a long time.
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