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Ever since I was a child, I have loved being the centre of attention, but similarly, I can't remember a time in my life that I haven't battled with all sorts of quandaries, fears and weaknesses.

~Gerard Butler

Topics: Attention Being Centre Child Ever Fears Life Loved My Life Remember Similarly Since Sort Time Weaknesses

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My overwhelming memory of being a child is the huge amount of love I felt for my mum. She was my everything, because she was both my mum and my dad.

~Gerard Butler

Topics: Amount Because Being Both Child Dad Everything Felt Huge Huge Amount Love Memory Mum Overwhelming She

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My problem is, whether it's for emotion or for the talents that a character has to have in a role, I find it very difficult to not take on a challenge. For instance, 'Phantom Of The Opera,' in truth, scared the crap out of me, but I wasn't going to walk away and say, 'I didn't do that because I didn't believe in myself.'

~Gerard Butler

Topics: Away Because Believe Challenge Character Crap Difficult Emotion Find Going Instance Me Myself Opera Out Phantom Problem Role Say Scared Take Talents Truth Very Walk Whether

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There's a great sense of achievement, testosterone, fun, being able to live out your masculinity when you play an action role or an action-adventure or a real tough-guy role.

~Gerard Butler

Topics: Able Achievement Action Being Fun Great Great Sense Live Masculinity Out Play Real Role Sense Testosterone You Your

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So many actors get caught up in their technique, and to be honest, I see it really getting in the way. I see them forcing things. I definitely do my best work when I'm free of that. But I think as an actor, I work really hard in preparing the roles.

~Gerard Butler

Topics: Actor Best Best Work Caught Definitely Forcing Free Get Getting Hard Honest Many Preparing Really Roles See Technique Them Things Think To Be Honest Up Way Work I Think I See

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When I was a vocalist, a lead singer in a rock band, I was a law student at the time. It wasn't a professional rock band, it was for fun. I was already way out of that by the time Phantom came along. Having to learn to sing, it was such duress, having to really try and get to such a quality.

~Gerard Butler

Topics: Along Band By The Time Came Fun Get Having Law Lead Lead Singer Learn Out Phantom Professional Quality Really Rock Rock Band Sing Singer Student Time Try Way

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I have literally run into 20 people all around the world with my face tattooed on them.

~Gerard Butler

Topics: Around Face Literally People Run Tattooed Them World

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I've had broken bones and cuts and dashes and tears from movies, but when I was five, my mom put the biscuits up high so we wouldn't be helping ourselves. So, one day I asked to stand up on a chair to get a biscuit, and it fell, and the corner of the chair went right into the side of my eye, and it made a big hole in there.

~Gerard Butler

Topics: Asked Big Biscuits Bones Broken Chair Corner Cuts Day Eye Fell Five Get Had Helping High Hole Made Mom Movies One Day Ourselves Put Right Side Stand Stand Up Tears Up

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Actor

Born: November 13th, 1969

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