Gaining a cult national and international fan following after starring as Will Turner in the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film franchise, Orlando Bloom is an English actor born and raised in Kent. Known as the ‘quintessential chocolaty boy’ owing to his good looks and natural charm, Orlando started his acting career in 1994 with the series ‘Casualty’ and made his film debut three years later with the film ‘Wilde’. In 2001, he had a big career breakthrough when he was signed to play one of the key roles in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ film franchise. Ever since, he has appeared in some major motion pictures such as ‘Troy’, ‘Black Hawk Down’ and ‘The Good Doctor’. Orlando has spoken some inspiring words for his fans on topics such as life, love, acting, films, failures, beauty and heroism. We have compiled the list of best Orlando Bloom quotes gathered from his interviews and talk show appearances.
My childhood was kind of complicated. I have an older sister, but my father, my mother's husband, died when I was four years old. So I only had my mum and sister, really.
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When I finished the trilogy of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies, I had a gear shift and thought, 'I need to take a moment to smell the roses.'
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The philosophy of Buddhism is connected to everything. So it probably does have some connection with acting, yes.
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Drama class was one of the only areas at school I responded to.
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Mark Ruffalo is just an amazing guy and an amazing director.
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Wanting to be a rock star, I get it. I'm like, 'Oh, my God, dude! The freedom!'
My cousin once told me, 'You're tall, you're handsome - and you're gonna have to apologize for it the rest of your life.' He imparted that information to me.
I used to ride motorbikes and drive cars like everything was a racetrack; it was ridiculous. It wasn't because I thought it was cool; it was just because I loved living on the edge. But I've chilled.
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Life is about balance, and we all have to make the effort in areas that we can to enable us to make a difference.
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.
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The role of an actor is to make every character believable.
I'm always amazed at anyone's interest in what I have to say.
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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.
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.
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.
Obviously I always wanted to do a contemporary piece.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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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'.
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.
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Being referred to as a hunk or a heartthrob makes me nervous, but it's flattering. But I'm more interested in being an actor than a heartthrob.
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.
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.
Watch how you communicate with a woman. Because you're always communicating, even when you're not talking - with your body language, your facial expressions, your eyes.
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.
As a child, I was always drawn to heroic characters. I decided I wanted to act when I realised that Superman and all those gangsters and Indians were just real people in costume.
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Elves live in harmony with the world, and I try to do that.
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I have good spacial awareness, and I'm pretty comfortable with a sword.
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The world produces enough food for everyone. Why are one billion people going hungry?
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It takes obstacles to learn, grow, be better.
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Wear comfortable clothes when you fly; my preference is T-shirt and jeans.
