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作者: bellelai 时间: 2004-5-9 23:48
标题: 开花母亲的采访
汗，看到就转来了，没授权，先贴原文，有意思的话再翻译

Sunday Express
9 May 2004

Sonia Copeland Bloom talks to Hilary Douglas about her movie star son抯 unusual but happy family background.

He plays the ancient swordsman who stole the most beautiful woman in history. Orlando Bloom抯 latest role as Paris will have him hailed as Hollywood抯 favourite swashbuckler as he snatches Helen of Troy, the princess whose face launched a thousand ships.

But, although Orlando has played alongside some of the most beautiful actresses of his generation, it抯 his mum who takes on the role of his true leading lady. Retired businesswoman Sonia Copeland Bloom organises her son抯 ever-growing fan club and will spend this weekend with her boy in Morocco, where he is filming the final scenes of Ridley Scott抯 new movie Kingdom of Heaven.

Indeed, those close to the 27-year-old actor say that it抯 his mum抯 down-to-earth approach to life that has made him one of the most likeable of today抯 young stars.

揑 helped set up Orlando抯 fan team, rather than a fan club,?she told me, 揳nd they help answer the mail, the 500 wonderful letters he gets every week.

揟he letters come from people of all ages, from eight to 60 or 70, but mainly from the nine to 25 range. Most are asking for a photograph, often to auction for charity, and Orlando thinks it抯 great to be able to help.

揝ometimes I drop off a sack of the mail to some of the ladies in Canterbury who have known him since he was a child, and they love to send out the replies.?br>
In 1988 Orlando shattered four vertebrae after falling from a friend抯 roof terrace. Remarkably, for such a spinal injury, he was well enough to walk out of hospital just 12 days later.

As a result, he receives many letters from people with back injuries, asking for advice or just seeking reassurance. In addition to the usual signed card, they receive special notes of encouragement added by his fan-team organisers.

揥e might put a little 慻ood luck?message or 慺ollow your dreams??added Sonia. 揑t抯 important ?it抯 a small team but they work very hard.?br>
It was his closeness to mum Sonia that helped Orlando and his sister Samantha cope with the news that Harry Bloom ?the renowned author and anti-apartheid campaigner ?was not their real father.

Their biological dad turned out to be family friend Colin Stone, who became Orlando抯 legal guardian after Harry抯 death, when Orlando was just four. The story, while unusual, is not quite what it seems. Harry Bloom, having had a stroke, was terminally ill for five years. During that time, he encouraged his wife to have a relationship with their mutual friend, Colin Stone. They had all worked together at a language school and, after Harry抯 death, Sonia and Colin decided not to tell the two children the truth until they were old enough to understand properly.

Sadly, the relationship between them did not work out, although Colin has gone on to marry happily and Orlando and Samantha see him regularly and remain close.

A family friend explained: 揝onia and Colin took advice from a child psychologist and after that decided not to tell Orlando and Samantha until they were 12 and 14 respectively. They took the news in their stride, I think, primarily, because they were very much loved and happy children who were surrounded by a very close family.

揟hey was no drama about the whole thing, it was just very much something that had happened and they understood why it had come about.

揥hen Orlando became famous, he decided it would be better to take about his real father before it came out in a nasty way. He spoke to magazine and said it wasn抰 a big deal at all.

揚eople have said that, in some way, the family tried to make it a secret but that抯 very far from the truth.?br>
Mum Sonia stressed: 揙rlando has a very happy background. It is something he has grown up with. Orlando is not sad. It was marvellous when he learned that Colin was his father. He was brought up surrounded by a loving family.?br>
The Lord of the Rings star remains dismissive about the so-called family drama. 揑 was lucky,?he said. 揑 had two dads. I don抰 remember much about Harry but he was a prolific writer and my mother always speaks highly of him.

揌e has been a role model for me in my head. As long as I can remember, Colin has been a good friend but I always thought Harry was my real father.?br>
His parentage apart, Orlando enjoyed a carefree childhood, growing up in Canterbury, Kent, where he attended the ?,000-a-year St Edmunds public school.

A mild form of dyslexia proved only mildly troublesome but hard work and determination led him to three A-level passes ?two at grade A ?followed by a degree in drama.

揌e reads scripts all the time ?it hardly affects him now,?added Sonia. 揌e抯 a very bright boy, very artistic and very intelligent. It has made him very focused and I am sure that, because of all that hard work he had to put into overcoming dyslexia, he will always have his feet firmly on the ground and won抰 succumb to that starry thing.?br>
Although he was confirmed at Canterbury Cathedral as a youngster, we can reveal that Orlando has turned to Buddhism to help cope with the strains of Hollywood. He chants every day after having been introduced to the ancient Eastern faith while at the Guildhall School of Drama in London.

The peaceful nature of the religion, he believes, is perfect to help keep him centered and protected against the worst excesses of life in Tinseltown.

His show-stopping good looks, while attracting an army of adoring female fans, are a bit of an anathema to the Lord of the Rings actor. He describes himself as a chubby child who failed to excel on the school sports field.

It was perhaps as a direct result of his lack of sporting prowess that he blossomed when mum Sonia took him and sister Samantha to the theatre and to festivals where they took part in drama contests.

The pair excelled, and it was during this time that they both caught the acting bug. After late teens spent clubbing and partying, Orlando says he now prefers to stay at home and cook a nice meal for his girlfriend, up-and-coming Hollywood actress Kate Bosworth, as well as family and friends.

As he prepares for the first public showing of Troy amid the jet-set glamour of Cannes, Orlando is looking forward to getting back to London.

揑抎 rather just stay at home with my mates,?he confessed. 揑 like to cook, have a nice glass of wine, listen to some music with my friends. In terms of grounding it抯 good to have those people around you. That抯 why I bought a place in London. I need to have those people and family around just to keep my head straight.?/span>

The picture that accompanied the article is one from POTC that we've seen oodles of times.

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作者: bellelai 时间: 2004-5-9 23:55
还有film review的开花采访，就不开新贴了

http://orlandomultimedia.net/news2004/may/news05092004c.html

作者: flyfrog 时间: 2004-5-10 00:17
以前看过另一个开花母亲的访问，感觉她是一位很有修养的女士，难怪开花那么出色呢。

这篇访问里其实开花妈妈说的话不多，不过多了好多我以前不知道的八卦，比如说受过背伤的人给他写信啦，老开花的事情啦，开花信佛啦，开花喜欢做饭啦，要是真的那可真的好有趣啊。

作者: 浊酒 时间: 2004-5-10 00:24
暴,某开花竟然信佛

汗~~

怪不得打从他当年顶着傻得可笑的莫西干出现时,俺就觉得这家伙真是太可爱啦
原来口味雷同

俺说不上有多么信佛,但觉得佛经中的有些道理实有用

作者: flyfrog 时间: 2004-5-10 00:33
那个film review的采访中，开花说的这么一段话让我颇有感触：
I also feel really lucky. As a young actor there's a sort of rite of passage or something. You have to work your way to position where you start to be able to have choices. And perhaps with Pitrates it will give me a position to have the choices.
所以说开花啊，你就好好抓住你的幸运吧。

说到信佛，我也是第一次见到这种说法。以前传言说开花不严格的素食，还以为纯粹是出自健康原因。俺虽然是彻底的无神论者，但对佛教还是颇有好感的，对信佛的人总是莫名的喜欢^_^

作者: bellelai 时间: 2004-5-10 00:35
偶也对佛有好感，不过说出来不怕大家笑，是因为看《天龙八部》产生的兴趣……

不知道这是不是开花吃素的其中一个原因……汗死，想看开花做饭

作者: 浊酒 时间: 2004-5-10 00:39
关于背伤的人给开花写信的事,感触一下下吧

开花当年的伤势看,如果他不走运的话,就此瘫了也不是不可能
好在,他够幸运,也够坚强,挺过了那一关,要不然,俺老花痴就不知道去花痴什么啦

而同样有这种伤的人,许多可能没有恢复,而开花身上发生的"奇迹",在他们看来,可能是一种希望吧

俺觉得以开花的好心来说,对这部分来信恐怕也会感动的

作者: 浊酒 时间: 2004-5-10 00:41
俺想吃开花做的饭

不过,英国人的饭是有名的不好吃

他的做饭不会就是把鱼烤熟,菜用白水煮开那种做法吧

如果是这种做法的话,口重的俺,恐怕就算有幸吃到,也要自备调料啦

作者: bellelai 时间: 2004-5-10 00:53
浊大……您要是有幸吃到，就顺便教他做中餐吧，也算是造福人群了

作者: 浊酒 时间: 2004-5-10 00:57
俺是BT的花痴,直接让开花吃川菜
估计孩子得被辣晕过去

作者: flyfrog 时间: 2004-5-10 01:03
开花未必不吃辣吧，上次不是有个八卦说他很喜欢辣的北非菜？

作者: 浊酒 时间: 2004-5-10 01:04
替月月MM发一貼:

辣晕过去岂不正好？正逮不着机会做人工呼吸~

作者: 浊酒 时间: 2004-5-10 01:08

以下是引用flyfrog在2004-5-10 1:03:46的发言：
开花未必不吃辣吧，上次不是有个八卦说他很喜欢辣的北非菜？

俺是觉得北非菜或说外国菜的那种辣
不是很辣

俺就不信-------------
水煮鱼,麻辣小龙虾,毛血旺,泡椒墨斗鱼,香辣蟹,再加上飘满极辣朝天椒的一锅红得发暗的火锅一并灌将下去
某开花不晕

汗,俺这不像请人吃饭,像上刑

作者: flyfrog 时间: 2004-5-10 01:09
辣晕过去岂不正好？正逮不着机会做人工呼吸~

别，要开花辣晕过去了，那这里的mm根本不会想到人工呼吸就先吓晕过去了..

作者: flyfrog 时间: 2004-5-10 01:12
俺就不信-------------
水煮鱼,麻辣小龙虾,毛血旺,泡椒墨斗鱼,香辣蟹,再加上飘满极辣朝天椒的一锅红得发暗的火锅一并灌将下去
某开花不晕

俺决定了，什么时候浊酒大人要和开花一起吃饭俺一定得跟着，你的那些水煮鱼,麻辣小龙虾,毛血旺,泡椒墨斗鱼,香辣蟹什么的通通丢过来，俺大不了赔上几颗青春痘也要护的开花完全，哼唧

作者: daniel 时间: 2004-5-10 12:13
俺决定了，什么时候浊酒大人要和开花一起吃饭俺一定得跟着，你的那些水煮鱼,麻辣小龙虾,毛血旺,泡椒墨斗鱼,香辣蟹什么的通通丢过来，俺大不了赔上几颗青春痘也要护的开花完全，哼唧

——f妹妹不会是自己嘴馋吧，看了浊酒的菜单，我都流口水了，8过通吃我可不行，一天一道菜吧，嘿嘿~~~

原来开花信佛啊，难怪吃素，8过他这小身子板~还是该沾点荤腥~嘿嘿

作者: flyfrog 时间: 2004-5-10 13:10
f妹妹不会是自己嘴馋吧

嘿嘿，被你发现了。偶很喜欢吃辣，看到浊酒的菜单真是口水直下三千尺啊。不过因为青春痘的缘故有时候要收敛一点。

作者: minnie79 时间: 2004-5-10 21:38
bellelai大人翻译一下啦，照顾一下英语菜鸟吧，多谢！！

作者: flyfrog 时间: 2004-5-10 23:16
唔，看到ka-bloom上对此文真实性的质疑，特别是佛教的部分。OB见过达赖喇嘛？ft...
开花的母亲原来接受过不少采访，这篇比较有意思：
http://www.theorlandobloomfiles.com/articles/kentmessenger04feb6.html

作者: 浊酒 时间: 2004-5-10 23:25
开花是见过某喇嘛

拍KELLY时,和HEATH L一起见的

俺这有照,不过毕竟这是国内网站,俺就不貼了

表过,这其实在西方人眼中不算什么,也和支技XX独立不沾边
他们只是对一些佛教方面的东东很好奇

或说,在西方很多小资或高级知识分子那看来,一些思想很COOL,但并非与政治相关
也是流行的一种`~汗

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-5-11 0:12:22编辑过]

作者: flyfrog 时间: 2004-5-11 00:05
偶也相信他们见达赖和政治没什么关系，不过在中国嘛对政治总是敏感些，何况本来就有一群小男人看他不顺眼了，这要让那帮FQ知道了还得了。

嗯，继续说回开花的妈妈。看了那么多所谓的采访，发现开花妈妈基本上没说什么东西嘛，翻来覆去就那些内容，甚至偶严重怀疑这些个小报记者是互相抄来的～～～

作者: 浊酒 时间: 2004-5-11 00:09
NOD,开花妈看起来是个话不太多的人
而且,俺觉得她不太可能总接受访问

作者: 枝俏 时间: 2004-5-11 14:03
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