Orlando Bloom is an English actor. After having his breakthrough as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he rose to fame by further appearing in epic fantasy, historical epic, and fantasy adventure films. His other roles include Legolas in The Hobbit trilogy, Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, and Paris in Troy (2004). Bloom subsequently established himself as a leading man in Hollywood films such as Balian de Ibelin in Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven (2005) and Elizabethtown (2005). He made his professional stage debut in West End’s In Celebration at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London in 2007 and starred in a Broadway adaption of Romeo and Juliet in 2013. In 2009, Bloom was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In 2015 he received the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award. May his quotes inspire you to take action and do what you love.
1. “Whatever happens in life is fine – just trust in that.” Orlando Bloom
2. “If life isn’t about human beings and living in harmony, then I don’t know what it’s about.” Orlando Bloom
3. “I’m still learning as I go.” Orlando Bloom
4. “Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.” Orlando Bloom
5. “The challenge of dyslexia – the challenge of climbing that mountain is something that you can make your own and make it a reason to be a winner in life.” Orlando Bloom
6. “People come into your life and people leave it – you just have to trust that life has a road mapped out for you.” Orlando Bloom
7. “I just looked around at this incredible set thinking, this is the life.” Orlando Bloom
8. “Elves are like trees, grounded and focused from the trunk down but graceful and agile on top.” Orlando Bloom
9. “I’m always amazed at anyone’s interest in what I have to say.” Orlando Bloom
10. “Drama class was one of the only areas at school I responded to.” Orlando Bloom
11. “I trained for three years at drama school to be an actor – not a celebrity.” Orlando Bloom
12. “I just want to have a nice, happy life.” Orlando Bloom
13. “As a child, I was always drawn to heroic characters.” Orlando Bloom
14. “But really, just the little steps that we can make as individuals make a big difference.” Orlando Bloom
15. “My first priority is trying to protect my family.” Orlando Bloom
16. “Life sometimes doesn’t work out exactly as we plan or hope for.” Orlando Bloom
17. “Wanting to be a rock star, I get it. I’m like dude, the freedom.” Orlando Bloom
18. “Failure is simply the non-presence of success. But a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.” Orlando Bloom
19. “I want to do work that has a message and casts a light over an area that’s dark. But I’m fun and jovial, too.” Orlando Bloom
20. “It takes obstacles to learn, grow, be better.” Orlando Bloom
21. “Talk about your problems. There’s no need to feel shy. It’s always good to talk about issues that concern you.” Orlando Bloom
22. “I crave working on those small independent movies because I love going to see those myself.” Orlando Bloom
23. “The role of an actor is to make every character believable.” Orlando Bloom
24. “Every stylish man should have a copy of The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand on his bookshelf.” Orlando Bloom
25. “When I arrive at my destination, I like to hit the gym.” Orlando Bloom
26. “When I realized that if I was an actor, I could be any character I wanted instead of just one particular, I was Like, wow, that’s cool.” Orlando Bloom
27. “I feel really privileged to be an actor, to be paid to do something I love.” Orlando Bloom
28. “I’ve never been a great one for technology.” Orlando Bloom
29. “Be comfortable. I think if you’re comfortable, you exude confidence, and that leads to good style.” Orlando Bloom
30. “My whole career has been fulfilling my childhood fantasies, playing characters that are larger than life, getting to play a knight, an elf, a prince, and a soldier.” Orlando Bloom
31. “I was quite fearless as a kid.” Orlando Bloom
32. “Life is about balance, and we all have to make the effort in areas that we can to enable us to make a difference.” Orlando Bloom
33. “I’m looking at doing things that challenge me.” Orlando Bloom
34. “Love is what we aspire to most in our lives.” Orlando Bloom
35. “Success can allow you to try for greatness, can give you an opportunity to take a chance on something. I’m very blessed to have the success that I’ve had, and that’s given me so many opportunities to work on being great.” Orlando Bloom
