Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloomis a British actor. After having his breakthrough as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he rose to fame by further appearing in epic fantasy, historical epic, and fantasy adventure films. His other roles include Legolas in The Hobbit trilogy, Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Paris in Troy, and Balian de Ibelin in Kingdom of Heaven...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth13 January 1977
CityCanterbury, England
I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go
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 feel really privileged to be an actor, to be paid to do something I love
I don't know any family that doesn't have a story somewhere. Besides, it you didn't have those things in life, you'd be so bland.
The philosophy that I've embraced isn't about sitting under a tree and studying my navel
I love it. I hate that word (fatherhood), but I love being a father; it's changed everything in so many ways.
I don't care much about the money at all. Frankly, if I get the chance to kiss someone in a movie, they wouldn't need to pay me at all.
I won't admit or deny anything...makes me more interesting.
I hated kissing Zoe Saldana too! I was like, "Take your tongue out of my mouth, please. Your boyfriend is standing right there." Most people think kissing beautiful costars must be great. But it's always awkward, man.
Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.
I just keep pinching myself that that's my wife.
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 thing with Ridley [Scott] is he's been doing this forever, he knows what it is he wants and how to get it. There's absolutely no messing around on set. Having said that, he's very accessible to actors, very open to what you want to do and willing to t.
Wanting to be a rock star, I get it. I'm like, 'Oh, my God, dude! The freedom!'