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" 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. "

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" I've done all these historical epics and chivalrous roles, but there's an odder, quirkier side to me that nobody knows about. "

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Done

Side

" I still like to walk around and take photographs, but it's hard to do that if a lot of people are looking at you. "

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People

Looking

" I don't want to do only blockbusters. "

" 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. "

" Since I've had a son, I want to be around to see him grow up. "

" When I'm in the U.K. - and I'm here more than people would think - I tend to keep a very low profile. "

" My first priority is trying to protect my family. "

" I'm always amazed at anyone's interest in what I have to say. "

" When I arrive at my destination, I like to hit the gym, as I find exercise helps combat jet lag. "

Orlando Bloom

Exercise

Gym

" I have good spacial awareness, and I'm pretty comfortable with a sword. "

" I went to Antarctica on a science research boat just to sort of clear my head. "

" Failure is simply the non-presence of success. But a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions. "

" It takes obstacles to learn, grow, be better. "

" Take time to enjoy the flight - read a good book, watch a film, catch up on emails and sleep. "

" I am very different to how people think I am. It's the characters I play that they are responding to. "

Orlando Bloom

Think

People

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

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

" 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. "

Orlando Bloom

Handsome

Rest

" I think it's important if you are an actor, if you are portraying human life, you have to connect with what is human. It's not easy if you spend a lot of time in L.A. and get sucked into the hedonism of the industry. "

" 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. "

" I look forward to working with UNICEF as they continue to make the world a better place for children. "

" Someone tried to save my soul in a gas station. "

" For a kid in London, Hollywood seems like such a mythical place. "

Orlando Bloom

Kid

Hollywood

" I had plenty of vices growing up. "

Orlando Bloom

Had

Vices

" I'm quite sensitive to women. I saw how my sister got treated by boyfriends. I read this thing that said when you are in a relationship with a woman, imagine how you would feel if you were her father. That's been my approach, for the most part. "

" Men treat men differently than they would a woman. "

" Movies like that aren't about the visual effects and explosions. They're human stories about family, about life, about death. "

Orlando Bloom

Movies

Family

" 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.' "

" If you were to ask everyone what 'Hamlet' was about, they might say, "It's about a prince, and he says, 'To be or not to be.'" "

" You don't improvise with a Cameron Crowe script. "