Orlando Bloom Biography

On Buddhism:
"The philosophies behind it are very current today and are a way of finding some sort of peace."

"I think life is about humanity. If it isn't about humanity, I don't know what it's about. It's about respect for human life, all life. It doesn't matter who you are, or what your religious beliefs are, or what the color of your skin is, or what your sexual preferences are."

"I'm trying to be a man of integrity and live a good life. I'm very grateful for all the opportunities I've been given and if there's anything you can give back in some form or other you try to."

"A friend of mine once explained to me that there'll always be the new boy band, the new young actor. There's a small window that passes while you're maybe that for them, for a moment. So just enjoy it. Get on with it. Don't think it's a big deal because it passes. In truth, if you can excite or inspire someone at home when they're going through a good time or a bad time, or whatever, you should just be grateful."

"I want to keep making choices that aren't based on what people necessarily think I should or shouldn't do, but on what I think will keep my creative juices flowing."

"I'd love to be Johnny Depp."

"A movie set is quite a controlled environment so you’re able to be a big kid, especially on a pirate movie. You can get to do all of that mad stuff and know that you’ve got wires there and people watching you. It’s quite fun."

"I have such fond memories of being in New Zealand and working on Lord of the Rings, it was my first experience of film really and it’s very close to my heart. But Will is more me than Legolas was, I’m enjoying playing him."

"My whole career has been fulfilling my childhood fantasies. I play characters that are larger than life...getting to play a knight, an elf, a prince, a soldier... I've really lived out all of my childhood fantasies."

"I learn as I go."

"For me, my back is a constant reminder of how lucky I am to be doing what I’m doing. My back twangs me every now and again. I have to constantly stretch and work-out and eat well. If I don’t, it really effects my body. I take it as a blessing that I get to do what I’m doing today."

On portrayal in the press:
"I don’t think you ever get comfortable with that. If I ever get comfortable with that, I’ll be worried. It’s not something that makes you feel comfortable. It’s odd. Do I accept it’s part of the business? Yeah. Do I accept that I get to life where I get to fulfill my dream in terms of getting to play the characters I get to play and travel the world and have a great life? Yes. I realize that you can’t have the sweet without the sour. But do I enjoy being photographed? No. Do I like having lies being spoken about and rumors being spread? No. What do I do? You either just let it eat you away or go, ‘Look, it’s part of life.’"

"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.’"

"If you think you can do it all, you’re just gonna sit back. Whereas I’m constantly working at it: doing more sword training for Pirates, getting coached on dialect to make sure it’s as good as it can be for Elizabethtown. I’m always working, because the one time I don’t, I guarantee, is when I’ll end up saying ‘D’oh!’"

"Look, I just want to stay normal. That’s the biggest challenge: being able to sit in a café and watch the world go by."

On Lord of the Rings:
"I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?"

On Pirates:
"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."

"When I was nine, I had this girlfriend and we used to have running races in the park. I wanted to be like Superman and fly in and rescue her."

"A friend told me that teenage girls are always looking for someone to pin their dreams on. That doesn't make it any less weird though."

"The girls have got a bit excited. I spoke to my agent and she says she's wading through the fan mail. We've got bags of it."

"Elf Envy...they all had it."