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Gerard Butler
Gerard Butler worked in a law office with little success — and little enthusiasm. Getting fired opened the door for him.

"I was trying to be a lawyer in a very traditional Edinburgh firm, but I hated it. Finally, they let me go — which was the worst day of my life.... more But I went straight off to act, which is what I'd always wanted to do. Now I think, 'If that hadn't happened, where would I be?'"

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