Becoming an actor was a massive transformation for me, but I didn't have the heart to stick it out as a lawyer. There's a part of me that misses Scotland and I imagine I would probably be married and have a few kids by now if I had stayed there. I'm very lucky to be doing what I'm doing.ĭo you ever wonder what your life would have been like if you had kept on working as a barrister instead of getting into acting? I still like to do errands on my own and it's fine as long as the paparazzi don't start following you. When I go to a shopping mall or I'm getting a coffee, I usually move as fast as possible to avoid attracting attention. I live pretty normally but can't really stay in one place for very long or crowds tend to form. How do you make that kind of adjustment and maintain a degree of privacy? You went from working at a law firm to becoming a Hollywood star. You still have to pay attention to the business, though, and figure out what kinds of projects are right for you and are going to find an audience. That's what I always wanted to do as an actor. That film got my career going and I've been able to make many different kinds of films and play a lot of interesting characters. I think doing 300 created certain expectations and they kind of follow you around. Some of the other stuff I have been doing lately wasn't getting the attention I had hoped for so it was time to go back and get badass again.ĭo you think that audiences appreciate that tough side of you, then? But apart from that I like playing tougher kinds of roles. Although, on Olympus Has Fallen, Rick and I beat the shit out of each other! I wound up with two cracked ribs and a broken bone in my neck. I'd much rather concentrate on the fighting techniques and the things like that which are what adds to the realism of what you need to bring to the work."īutler was born in Glasgow to Margaret and Edward Butler and spent his early childhood in Montreal, Canada, until his parents separated when he was three and his mother moved back to Scotland with Gerard, his sister, and his older brother.Īre you enjoying doing some of these bigger action films of late?īutler: I love it! I like the tension and physicality that comes with doing fight scenes. When you're sculpting your body and bulking up to that extent, you're only doing it for vanity. "I trained, of course, and got myself into good shape for both of the films, but I'm never going to go through what I did for 300. While Gods of Egypt sees him play a villainous deity of fire and darkness, London Has Fallen sees him return to the role of the secret service agent Mike Banning (first seen in hit film Olympus Has Fallen) who uncovers a plot to assassinate world leaders gathered at the funeral of the British Prime Minister.ĭid Butler bulk up for both roles in the style of his former 300 alter ego? "Not a chance," he laughs. With two big new films releasing back-to-back – Gods of Egypt and London Has Fallen – Gerard Butler is securing his position as one of Hollywood's top leading men.
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