Gerard Butler
Gerard Butler
Gerard James Butleris a Scottish actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television. After studying law, Butler turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as Mrs Brown, the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, and Tale of the Mummy. In 2000, he starred as Dracula in the horror film Dracula 2000 with Christopher Plummer and Jonny Lee Miller. The following year, he played Attila the Hun in the miniseries Attila...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth13 November 1969
CityPaisley, Scotland
Lessons not learned in blood are soon forgotten.
I have a level of fear going into every project, and that's what keeps me going.
I always find stuff in my characters to relate to.
I love a girl with a good sense of humour, who is confident but who has a sweetness to her - that melts my heart.
I think it's one of the nicest privileges as an actor is to know that you can move people in one moment, make them think about their lives, or make them laugh or make them cry or make them understand something. Or just make them feel something because I think so many of us, including myself, spend too much time not feeling enough, you know?
The thing about courage is it’s something that we have to learn and relearn our whole lives. It’s not just in you, it’s in every choice we make every day.
I think some parts of the American justice system have gone haywire.
As long as you do the best work that you can and not make it bland... because you're going down a lane that is trying to make everybody happy. You have to take an angle on these things.
I sang in a rock band when I was training as a lawyer. You know, not professional, we just did it for fun. We just did gigs all over Edinburgh and some in Glasgow and some at festivals.
I think the American justice system has a lot more issues than the European justice system, especially the Scottish justice system. We have a really nice mix of European codified law and the traditional English system of common law, which is what the American system is based on.
The chance to be both artistically appreciated and commercially appreciated... That's what you hope for.
I had to prove myself to a lot of different people.
and demanding that he do more to intercede with these children.
If I think the movie's not going to turn out, I quickly try and disassociate those feelings and push myself away... .