![]() Having starred in such megaprojects as 300, The Phantom of the Opera, and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, his acting career is the envy of all but a handful of megastars.īut imagine his situation in 1995. The old adage "nothing ventured, nothing gained" is always spoken retrospectively, after some great gamble has paid off. I had no connections, no experience, no training, and no prospects." He laughs. "A week later, I packed my bags and moved to London to become an actor. Then one night, in 1995, Butler saw a stage production of Trainspotting at the Edinburgh International Festival and suddenly felt alive. I hated my life." He stares down at his feet as his loud, deep Scottish brogue echoes off the nearby buildings. He was one of a lucky few to escape the working-class Scottish city of Glasgow and make something of himself. After college, he landed a job at a prestigious law firm. ![]() He was president of the University of Glasgow Law Society. But at the same time, what the hell was I thinking?" His voice trails off.īutler was a very smart kid. "I know it was exactly what I needed to do. Butler looks momentarily like a character from one of his epic movies-heroic and tragic, statuesque and pensive-as raindrops envelop him. ![]() He's staring at the building in which he used to work as a lawyer, a lifetime ago, before acting took over his life. The star of the 2008 Guy Ritchie romp RocknRolla is standing in the middle of a stone-cut medieval courtyard in Edinburgh, Scotland. "What was I thinking?" says Gerard Butler. ![]()
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