That was a far more compelling reason for me to do the movie,” he says. What must that be like and what lengths would you go to as a person to hit out and answer back. it’s a climbing into the mind of a person so wronged, everything in his life has been changed in one moment. “It was just, first of all, a great story. One wonders what it was about this project in particular that appealed to Gerry, as he prefers to be called, for his first foray into producing.Ī former law student, the film’s emphasis on the US legal system was one element that caught his eye but it certainly wasn’t the main draw. You have a lot more sway than you realise and you don’t have to shoot your load too early.” “Another thing I learned is that I can be more economical with the force that I have to use. “I wish I had believed in myself more and trusted my gut. In actual fact, I think some of the mistakes that were made were the few areas where I didn’t stand up for myself. I had so much to do with how story turned out.

“I noticed the more involved I became in developing stories that I could actually have a huge amount of input and could put some really good stuff in there. Then I’d watch the movie and think I was right. When I first started acting, I would sometimes have ideas about certain things, whether about a scene or a character or some dialogue. Gerry explains: “One thing I’ve learned as an actor as well as a producer is to trust my own instinct. So how did he find producing his first feature? It was a challenge but one that allowed him plenty of input into the final result, culminating in something resembling the type of film he envisioned when he took the project on. But he needn’t worry, he copes with (most of) the questions thrown at him, although he does lose his way at times. He frets that his publicist, sitting at the back of the room, is despairing. However, after managing to nab only three hours sleep the night before, talking about his debut producing role – let alone his romantic life – is proving difficult and, on more than one occasion, he apologises for his poor show as an interviewee. Of course, officially we’re not here to talk about his love life, we’re here in this London hotel to discuss his latest film, the violent and bloody action thriller Law Abiding Citizen, which he also had a hand in producing.

“But it’s normally when I’m doing press that people say: ‘So, is it true about…?’ That’s when I catch up on all my rumours!” “I try to stay away from reading anything and when anybody sends me clips or articles or tells me what’s going on, I normally tell them to leave me alone and to not remind me,” he says. He doesn’t divulge but he does deny all knowledge of the tittle-tattle that follows him. And with rumours abounding that he’s been dating his co-star in The Bounty, former Friend Jennifer Aniston, could it be that she’s his intended? He is quoted as saying, however, that it’s about time to marry. He recently responded to one journalist who asked why he’s yet to tie the knot that any perceived fear of commitment may stem from the fact his father walked out on his mother when he was young. It’s a shape the ladies seem to love, if the gossip columns are anything to go by, which continually link the sexy Scottish hunk with countless women.Ī perennial bachelor, Gerard recently celebrated his 40th birthday and since then, he’s been dogged even more persistently by questions surrounding his love life and reporters quizzing him on whether he’s ever going to settle down. And on the evidence displayed, he’s still in darn fine fettle. But in his new film Law Abiding Citizen he gets his entire kit off. Remember those rippling muscles in 300? Gerard Butler might have spent most of that movie proudly displaying his toned torso and taut thighs but his modesty remained preserved. And, as Kim Francis finds out, it’s because of its gore Gerard Butler is proud of his latest film, Law Abiding Citizen.

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