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"He has a good heart, he's compassionate and has a great sense of humor." - actress Kate Bosworth quoted in People, Nov. 29, 2004
"I did some pretty wicked stuff on horseback, like in the old cowboy-and-Indian movies, where I would let go of the reins and shoot my bow and arrow. I mean, it was really insane what I had to do, but it was so much fun and I had real faith in my horse, though I did fall off him once and broke my rib. That was one of my war wounds for the movie.
I'm rather accident prone, I have to admit. I've broken my back, my ribs, my nose, both my legs, my arm, my wrist, a finger and a toe and I've cracked my skull three times." - Orlando Bloom quoted in Interview magazine, November 2001
"I'm trying now to maintain a sense of balance. I was very extreme in my youth - everything in extremes, man! I'm at a very interesting time right now: a lot of change, growth - a lot of pennies dropping. I've a lot to be grateful for." - Bloom quoted in GQ, November 2005
"It was frustrating," he says. “When I was a kid it wasn't something that was massively understood, but my mum was a strong-minded woman and when I was tested for dyslexia, she ensured I had an IQ test, and I was well above average. So I always knew that my problem wasn't a lack of intelligence, rather it was always explained to me that we have a window to our brain to access information, and that the size of the window varies. I just had a smaller window." - Bloom speaking on his dyslexia to The London Times, May 19, 2007
"The heartthrob thing is just recently becoming apparent to me. I hope it won't stop me from making more interesting choices" - Orlando Bloom quoted in People magazine, June 28, 2004
At the age of 21 Bloom fell from a third-floor window and broke his back. Told he might never walk again, he was moving unaided within 12 days.
In October 2009, Bloom was named a UNICEF goodwill ambassador in recognition of his commitment to children's rights.
Orlando was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People for 2004.
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