For anybody to blow it off and dismiss it, they’re either insane or they’re just not being honest or they’re being extremely arrogant. But I also think I’m attracted to roles where guys get to talk about the mythical struggle of guys and what it is to be a man.ĪP: You’ve also become a sex symbol, a role you’ve made light of but acknowledged is mostly to the good.īUTLER: I joke with that because it’s way better to be appreciated than to not be appreciated. Mike Chadway in “The Ugly Truth,” for example, could have been played in many different ways. Is that a subject you’re drawn to?īUTLER: I am very much a man and I naturally bring a masculinity to those roles. The kind of career trajectory that I’ve had, a more modern example, would be a Mel Gibson.ĪP: Movies like “300” and “Gamer” tout a violent vision of tough-guy masculinity not seen in many films these days. I’m getting all sorts of scripts from heavy dramas to maybe a black comedy to even a musical.ĪP: Have you admired the arc of anyone’s career in particular?īUTLER: Paul Newman, Steve McQueen could do a drama with a really cool edge to it, but then also do comedy. ![]() It’s not all action, it’s not all comedy, it’s not all romantic comedy. Thought it was funny but the next day in the Scottish papers – they took one part of it and said: “Gerald Butler is going to be the next James Bond.” That’s when you think, “Should I just lose my sense of humor completely?”ĪP: Have you seen a change in the scripts you’re offered?īUTLER: What I notice is the scripts have become, one, of a far higher quality, and, two, more diverse. I told her that if Ann Widdecombe can be my Bond girl, then I’ll do it.” Now, Ann Widdecombe was at that time mid-70s, hugely overweight, very little hair. They said, “So is it true about Bond?” And I said, “Yeah, I’m in talks with (producer) Barbara Broccoli. I was so sick about being asked about James Bond – it was before Daniel Craig had taken the role. You’ve artfully denied tabloid rumors about you and Aniston with sarcasm.īUTLER: That got me into trouble once in Britain when they were asking me about James Bond. ![]() It’s been a mixture of coming to terms with that and then relaxing into it and really enjoying it.ĪP: It appears that you wear fame well. AP: What’s the last year or so been like, as fame has come quickly?īUTLER: It’s been a mixture of learning to adjust to slightly different realities in terms of your career, how you’re viewed by the industry and the public and in terms of how you’re viewed when you walk down the bloody street.
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