Orlando Bloom

I had plenty of vices growing up.

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.

Low budget movies make lots of money.

Believing you're something that you're not excites the mind and the imagination. And it's hopeful.

The world throws you out of your body, especially the cyberworld.

Fear is not a friend of mine. But it's something to have a healthy awareness of.

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.

Life is going to unfold as it should because life always does.

I am a Buddhist.

Creativity is the key for any child with dyslexia - or for anyone, for that matter. Then you can think outside of the box. Teach them anything is attainable. Let them run with what you see is whatever they need to run with.

Obviously, I'm not a singer. I don't consider myself a singer.

I'm going to start a new career as a singer, I think. I'm going to go the way of Russell Crowe.

Wanting to be a rock star, I get it. I'm like, 'Oh, my God, dude! The freedom!'

Mark Ruffalo is just an amazing guy and an amazing director.

Drama class was one of the only areas at school I responded to.

The philosophy of Buddhism is connected to everything. So it probably does have some connection with acting, yes.

I've lived a very nomadic life, which I enjoy.

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.'

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.

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

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.

I want to do things that terrify me, unless they're going to kill me.

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

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'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.

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.