Gerard Butler quotes

Gerard Butler is a Scottish actor, best known for his roles in action and drama films such as "300" and "Olympus Has Fallen." His charismatic screen presence and versatility have made him a popular figure in Hollywood. He continues to star in major films and captivate audiences worldwide. Here are 39 of his quotes:

I had to get used to wearing a mask and wearing a prosthetic and performing with those things while singing and expressing myself through stylized movement, while keeping it as human as possible so the audience could be closer to the horror of the Phantom. (Gerard Butler)
I had to prove myself to a lot of different people. View quote
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I love a girl with a good sense of humour, who is confident but who has a sweetness to her - that melts my heart. View quote
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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. View quote
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I always find stuff in my characters to relate to. View quote
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I started singing for The Phantom in January, and we started filming in October and I sang all the way through to the next June. In fact, I was singing for about two months before I even knew I had the role. View quote
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I went from somebody who didn't sing to somebody who didn't speak. View quote
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My manager and my agents, they go over my contracts. View quote
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The Phantom, as well as being backed up by that music, it just so was a role that I identified with so powerfully. From the first second that I walked on to perform. View quote
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I was training to be a lawyer... I was president of the law society at Glasgow University, and my bass guitarist was my secretary of my law society; the lead guitarist and writer worked at the law firm that I worked. View quote
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Choosing the right mask helps you... We went through many masks. It was very particular leather that as soon as you smudged it, you had to get a new one. We went through about 55 masks. (Gerard Butler)
I had to go and sing with the musical director of the film, Simon Lee, who is just incredible, and it went great. I sang with him about five things, things we'd worked on. And then I went to sing for Andrew Lloyd Weber. View quote
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Funnily enough, when I originally went in for my screen test, that set was already built. View quote
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Generally I don't like doing remakes, but I think that's more in the cynical world of Hollywood where normally remakes are purely for commercial reasons. View quote
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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. View quote
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I was amazed and upset by the looks I got just walking around the studio... It illuminates the ugliness and the beauty that exists within each of us, and that's what this story represents to me. View quote
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The chance to be both artistically appreciated and commercially appreciated... That's what you hope for. View quote
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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. View quote
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I spent many years not knowing where my dad was... Not knowing if my dad was alive, even. He turned up when I was 16 out of the blue. View quote
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Theres 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. View quote
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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)
I love to do films of all shapes and sizes and feelings and genres. So for me to go from Tomb Raider straight into Dear Frankie, there's nothing that excites me more than to keep mixing it up. View quote
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The Scots will do anything to beat the English or just to see them lose, but I've never bought into that really. View quote
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I mean, I made The Phantom, although The Phantom was, believe it or not, an independent film. It was just a very large, expensive independent film. View quote
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On Phantom... I listened to the music while I was reading the script. And it had just blown me away. I really... I was so excited about it. It's been a long time since I really got so excited about something. View quote
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Photo: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: Scottish Actor
Born: November 13, 1969
Quotes count: 39

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