ORLANDO BLOOM

I've done movies with a sword before. But I haven't really been given the full responsibility of something like a Ridley Scott film.

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

I had the training at drama school where I studied Shakespeare and Brecht and Chekov and all these period historical playwrights and I think that I responded to the material.

I have played a boxer, a cowboy, a knight, a prince, an elf and a pirate. I am so glad to have done all of that already.

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

I've never been a great one for technology.

I crave working on those small independent movies because I love going to see those myself.

When it comes to meals, there's always a fantastic choice on British Airways.

I wondered how they would top the Pirates and skeletons and moonlight, because that's a pretty cool concept.

Low budget movies make lots of money.

For a kid in London, Hollywood seems like such a mythical place.

When I'm in the U.K. - and I'm here more than people would think - I tend to keep a very low profile.

If life isn't about human beings and living in harmony, then I don't know what it's about.

My mother's husband Harry Bloom was a writer, a novelist, a reporter, and an anti-apartheid activist.

Wear comfortable clothes when you fly; my preference is T-shirt and jeans.

When I was prepping for my Broadway debut as Romeo, it really hit me that I had never done that. I had trained at drama school for three years in my late teens to early 20s, and I'd studied Shakespeare, of course, but I hadn't actually performed it. So to do something like Romeo for my first Broadway role was a challenge.

Being referred to as a hunk or a heartthrob makes me nervous, but it's flattering. But I'm more interested in being an actor than a heartthrob.

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

Life sometimes doesn't work out exactly as we plan or hope for.

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.

I would love to have played Gollum.

I try to take the time to appreciate and I certainly do appreciate and I do feel proud but that is probably one of the things I need to work on, building a bit of time for myself.

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

Legolas in 'Lord Of The Rings' was sent as a bridge from his people into the world of dwarves and humans and wizards and everything else.

I have flown with British Airways since I was a very little child, so it feels quite special to have gone from family holidays flying around Europe to become a gold card holder and be spoiled enough to travel more than not in first class.