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Manscaping and all of that is not my thing. I'm more of the Clint Eastwood kind of guy.

~Gerard Butler

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When I'm 80 and sagging all over, I can tell my grandkids, 'Look, when I was a lad, 'People' magazine thought I was sexy!'

~Gerard Butler

Topics: Grandkids Lad Look Magazine Over People Sexy Tell Thought I Can

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I was born in Glasgow. But my family is pretty much from a little town called Paisley, famous for its cotton mills and paisley pattern.

~Gerard Butler

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I did spend a lot of my childhood playing out movie scenarios in my head. I'd walk along the road, pretending like I was in the army, talking on the radio, and doing maneuvers. I dreamt a lot about performing in movies and living in fantasies.

~Gerard Butler

Topics: About Along Army Childhood Did Doing Dreamt Fantasies Head Like Living Lot Movie Movies Out Performing Playing Pretending Radio Road Scenarios Spend Talking Walk

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The problem with my mind is it sways from side to side. The idea of me fantasizing about becoming an actor quickly led to depression. 'No, it was never going to happen to me.' I was a sixteen-year-old kid on the other side of the world from where they made movies. Scottish actors never really got play. There was Sean Connery, and that was it.

~Gerard Butler

Topics: About Actor Becoming Depression Going Got Happen Idea Kid Led Made Me Mind Movies Never Other Play Problem Quickly Really Scottish Sean Side The Problem With Where World

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I wasn't going to be an actor. I was going to be a lawyer. I came from a family just above working class, just below middle class, a great family of wonderful values. The idea of me having a chance for a law degree was enticing. Enticing to me but also very enticing to my family.

~Gerard Butler

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I remember when 'Grease' came out, I used to force my mum to try and grease my hair back, and it was never long enough, and literally I'd be screaming at her, 'Do it. Just do it!'.

~Gerard Butler

Topics: Back Came Enough Force Grease Hair Her Just Just Do It Literally Long Mum Never Out Remember Remember When Screaming Try Used I Remember

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It's always more interesting to make a movie about what is relevant in your society. What's the political global backdrop? What are our threats? What are we vulnerable to? Because that's what an audience vibes on - that is what people are interested in, universally.

~Gerard Butler

Topics: About Always Audience Backdrop Because Global Interested Interesting Make More Movie Our People Political Relevant Society Threats Universally Vibes Vulnerable Your

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I wear a lot of Brioni and Ferragamo and Dolce, all of those kind of things.

~Gerard Butler

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'300' was a real turning point in my career. Until then, I felt like a steam train that was slowly chugging to the top of a hill. Now I'm over that hill, my career seems to have its own momentum.

~Gerard Butler

Topics: Career Felt Hill Like Momentum Now Over Own Point Real Seems Slowly Steam Then Top Train Turning Turning Point Until

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Actor

Born: November 13th, 1969

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