Quotes from Orlando Bloom

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.

I wish I could just be in the movies and still enjoy everything else like a normal person.

I'm not interested in celebrity.

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.

Having people jumping in front of you taking a photo can be unnerving.

Everybody thinks I'm very clean and sort of upright, don't they?

Steve McQueen is my style hero. He's just cool, isn't he?

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.

Think about finding out when you're 13 that your dad is not your dad. It's like, okay, take it on the chin and keep going. No choice, really.

Actors don't really get into their stride until they're in their late 30s and 40s.

Attraction doesn't stop when a child is born. It's the opposite. Being a mum and dad makes you even sexier.

Maybe our generation is more about sex, but it feels like romance is dying out.

Love is what we aspire to most in our lives.

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.

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.

Be comfortable. I think if you're comfortable, you exude confidence, and that leads to good style.

Every stylish man should have a copy of 'The Fountainhead' by Ayn Rand on his bookshelf.

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 don't buy art to put away somewhere. I buy art to appreciate, enjoy, and live with. It's supposed to add to your life.

I was an angry, angry child at times.

I had plenty of vices growing up.

Elves are cool, man.

I have always found myself playing the hero, but I love villains. Villains have more fun.

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.