Gerard Butler on Real Radio, Scotland.
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Introducer: And now it’s time for a local lad. He’s the star of such movies as 300, P.S. I love you, and The Bounty Hunter. He’s from Paisley, his dad was a bookie, and he’s apparently quite good with the ladies. Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s Gerard Butler!
Lynne: Hi Gerard
Gerard: Hey, how are you?
L: Ahhhhh!
Laughing
Micky: She’s just fallen on the floor, Gerard
(Gerard laughs)
L: How are you?
G: I’m good, I just called you up to give you my number, cause I heard you wanted it.
L: Awwww, thank you
M: That was me that was after your number, Gerard, it’s wasn’t her.
G: Oh really? Ok, let me take that back.
L and M Laughing
M: Now, we are talking about you this week because you have been all over the papers here because of, ehhh, Julie?
G: YES!
M: Mmmm, and comments you made about Julie?
G: Right
L: And you did say that she was the type of girl you would take behind the bike sheds.
G: (laughing)
L: And we should have Julie on the phone just now, do we?
Julie: Hi
L: Hi Julie, you there! So Gerard what do you want to say to Julie? Do you want to apologize, or…maybe that would be a start?
G: (laughing) Julie knows I was just having a bit of fun. But I called you to say that, Julie, I…
J: I know, I know, Gerard , I know, I told them…
L: Awww
G: (laughing), Ehmm, here’s the thing. This is a late night talkshow in the other side of the world, and I’m thinking, Julie, that people didn’t really know who you were, (laughing)and it was just a funny lighthearted story. I mean, we had a big flirt, you and I, and we were always good friends.
M: What are your memories of Julie at school. What was she like?
G: Ehmmm, well, she was without a doubt the sexiest girl in school (laughing)
L and M: Ohhhhh!
G: And it’s true, listen, one thing I said on the show was, that’s how I learned to flirt, and I don’t know if you noticed, Julie, but there was a day, that you were on top of the stairs looking down, and I said something to you, and I kind of let it linger, and I never know…I think we were in second year or something like that, so we must have been about 13, and I said, “you’re gonna pay for that”, or something, and I looked at you, and you looked at me, and it suddenly became this flirty little smile, and as I said on the show, I went, “oh, that’s flirting, oh, now I get it” Now I know how to do it. So that was my thing about the birds and the bees. (laughs)
M: If you had your time now, Gerard, knowing what you know and knowing who you know, who would you now like to take behind the bikesheds?
G: No, no, listen, this is how I get into trouble, and you know it…
M and L: (laughing)
G: Because coming out with something like that, (knowing who will listen?), and you go, well, that’s a harmless question, that’s a fun question, and the next minute, you know, one of those tabloids or Scottish newspapers is like, “Gerry Butler wants to take so and so round the back of the bike sheds”, and you go…
M and L: (laughing)
G: You can’t win, I mean, for this, I gotta say, for each movie we literally do about 5-600 interviews all over the world, and answer a million questions, and you now gotta watch EVERY word that you say, because, anything can be printed or taken literally…as you say, irony doesn’t work in print.
L: Well, Gerard, if you want, you can always mention my name. I don’t mind being all over the tabloids. If you say you’ll take me behind the bike sheds, that’s fine, I don’t mind.
G: (laughing)
M: It’s not the tabloids you want to be all over, Lynne, is it?
Everyone laughing
G: Julie, say something
J: Haha, I’m just having a listen, I can’t stop laughing!
M and L: (laughing)
L: Julie’s lovin’ it. Gerard where are you just now, where are you on the phone?
G: Ehhmmm, I’m in Madrid
L: Ahh, lovely, well, do you know back in Scotland, the weather is just awesome here, it’s snowing, it’s icy, it’s freezing, not good.
G: I know, I heard, I think I’m gonna be back in a couple of days, and…It was on CNN yesterday how terrible the weather was in Scotland, so I thought, ok, good time to come back!
M and L: (chuckles)
M: Well, let’s hope you bring some sunshine back with you.
L: Yeah
G: Yeah, (laughing)
M: You certainly brought some to Lynne’s face this morning, I wish you could see this.
L: (laughing) I just can’t believe it’s you, I’m so excited right now, but Gerard, when you come back to Scotland, you should pop in to Real Radio
Someone in the background: (Scot Bloody Loud!)
M: (laughing)
L: Come and see us when you come back to Scotland
G: All right, are there any bike sheds close to you guys?
L: Yes!
M: There’s a bike right in front of me!
Every laughing…
M: Listen Gerard, thank you very much for comin’ on this morning
G: No problem
M: Gerard Butler, and Julie thank you very much indeed for coming on as well
G: Julie, I’ll call you, ok?
Everyone laughing …
M: Lynne is so jealous.
J: Ok guys
M: How cute, bye now
L: Bye, awwww...
M: Well, there you go, that should shut you up now….