Orlando Bloom quotes

“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.”

— Orlando Bloom

“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.”

— Orlando Bloom

“I did send a girl a plane ticket asking her for a visit, I guess that's quite romantic.”

— Orlando Bloom

“I'm amazed that things have panned out the way they have. I always say I'm so lucky, though my mum always says, 'You make your own luck.'”

— Orlando Bloom

“The role of an actor is to make every character believable.”

— Orlando Bloom

“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.”

— Orlando Bloom

“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.”

— Orlando Bloom

“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.”

— Orlando Bloom

“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.”

— Orlando Bloom

“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.”

— Orlando Bloom

“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.”

— Orlando Bloom

“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.”

— Orlando Bloom

“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.”

— Orlando Bloom

“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.”

— Orlando Bloom

“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.”

— Orlando Bloom

“I've done movies with a sword before. But I haven't really been given the full responsibility of something like a Ridley Scott film.”

— Orlando Bloom

“I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.”

— Orlando Bloom

“Until this movie 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, and am ready for this phase of my career.”

— Orlando Bloom

“I feel really privileged to be an actor, to be paid to do something I love.”

— Orlando Bloom

“Movies like that aren't about the visual effects and explosions. They're human stories about family, about”

— Orlando Bloom

“I had studied theater for three years in London when someone suggested me for the role.”

— Orlando Bloom

“Obviously I always wanted to do a contemporary piece.”

— Orlando Bloom

“You don't improvise with a Cameron Crowe script.”

— Orlando Bloom

“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'.”

— Orlando Bloom