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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