Orlando Bloom Quotes

United Kingdom, Actor
January 13, 1977

Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English 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, and Paris in Troy (2004). Bloom subsequently established himself as a leading man in Hollywood films such as Balian de Ibelin in Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven (2005) and Elizabethtown (2005). He made his professional stage debut in West End's In Celebration at the Duke of York's Theatre in London in 2007 and starred in a Broadway adaption of Romeo and Juliet in 2013. In 2009, Bloom was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In 2015 he received the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award.

Also known as Film Actor, Model, Stage Actor

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.'

Orlando Bloom
- Me
- Boy
- Blood
Life sometimes doesn't work out exactly as we plan or hope for.

Orlando Bloom
- Life
- Work
- Hope

I crave working on those small independent movies because I love going to see those myself.

Orlando Bloom
I don't want to be a pretty boy.

Orlando Bloom
- Pretty
- Want
- Boy
The world produces enough food for everyone. Why are one billion people going hungry?

Orlando Bloom
- People
- World
- Why
It's mad because as a woman, you carry the baby for nine months, so you're very conscious that you have a little one inside you. But for a guy, it's suddenly, there's a baby there.

Orlando Bloom
- Guy
- Woman
- Baby
I don't want to do only blockbusters.

Orlando Bloom
- Want
- Only
- Blockbusters
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
- Life
- Time
- Thinking

I was an angry, angry child at times.

Orlando Bloom
- Child
- Angry
- Times
There are complications in relationships between men and women. There always will be.

Orlando Bloom
- Men
- Women
- Relationships
My mom used to tell me, 'If you read 50 books, I'll get you a motorbike.'

Orlando Bloom
- Me
- Mom
- Books
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.

Orlando Bloom
- Long
- Happy
- Day
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.

Orlando Bloom
- Cool
- Thought
- Ride
My mother's husband Harry Bloom was a writer, a novelist, a reporter, and an anti-apartheid activist.

Orlando Bloom
- Mother
- Husband
- Bloom

I never responded to teaching.

Orlando Bloom
- Never
- Teaching
Legolas is that kind of action elf who pouts a bit, stares off to the distance, and has a couple hero moments, killing with a lethal bow and arrow along the way.

Orlando Bloom
- Action
- Moments
- Couple
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.

Orlando Bloom
- Mother
- Father
- Childhood
People think getting a new partner is like getting a new car.

Orlando Bloom
- People
- Think
- Car
Drama class was one of the only areas at school I responded to.

Orlando Bloom
- School
- Drama
- Class
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
- Time
- Done
- Experience

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
- Work
- Business
- Career
Men treat men differently than they would a woman.

Orlando Bloom
- Men
- Woman
- Treat
How can you be in hell while you are in my heart?

Orlando Bloom
- Heart
- You
- Hell
I'm old-school English, so I suppose I'm quite protective - especially of time. Now that I'm a father, every moment is precious.

Orlando Bloom
- Time
- School
- Father