“My mother's husband Harry Bloom was a writer, a novelist, a reporter, ...” — Orlando Bloom Quote

My mother's husband Harry Bloom was a writer, a novelist, a reporter, and an anti-apartheid activist.

Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.

Wear comfortable clothes when you fly; my preference is T-shirt and jeans.

Vig used to call me 'Elf boy', and I'd call him 'filthy human'. As an Elf, I never got a scratch on me, never got dirty. And Vig would come out with blood and sweat all over him. And he'd say to me, 'Oh, go manicure your nails.'

I have flown with British Airways since I was a very little child, so it feels quite special to have gone from family holidays flying around Europe to become a gold card holder and be spoiled enough to travel more than not in first class.

My outspoken beliefs have been embraced, but I don't consider myself an activist. Maybe people consider me as that, but it's not anything outrageous or bad I can't live with.

In my work as an actress and an activist, I've spent many years working with low income communities and people of color who don't always have a voice in our political process.

For me, growing up as an activist under an oppressive dictatorship in Uganda, the U.N. was a friend to those of us who fought our way to freedom, as it was for the millions who joined decolonization struggles in the African continent.

I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists.