|
|
Post by kissthegirl on Sept 27, 2012 5:53:41 GMT -5
In this political season, I am reminded of how impressed I was that our sweet Mr B stood out in the freezing cold on a January morning with thousands of "regular folk" just wanting to be part of our historic inauguration of the first African American President of the United States.
Regardless of politics, the fact that he cared and wanted to be part of our very special event made me realize just how much a part of us he has become, how much he cares about what happens in the world, and how very deserving he is of the love and pride I feel for him every single day.
Like us all, sometimes he stumbles, but his "true colors" are always there for us to see. And I really like what I see in him.
Do you have a story that shows his "true colors"?
|
|
|
|
Post by norwigi on Sept 27, 2012 10:54:57 GMT -5
I'm a phantom phan and i read/ watch anything POTP related. On the surface , Gerry seem like a strong masculine man's man. He does have that vulnerable side of him that makes us admire and adore him . When he read the script POTO , he really felt for the Phantom and cried. Gerry not ashamed to admit that he cries when he sees a sad movie. During the making of P.S i love You . Hilary Swank gott hurt because one of the suspenders gott stuck and hit her in the foreheads. She had 3-4 stitches i think. Gerry feel really bad . I think i read somewhere that he actually felt to bad that he cried. In short , Gerry is big softie.
Once he also called a fan that was sick with cancer. The fan loved 300 since it motivated him to fight.
|
|
|
|
Post by dawne27 on Nov 7, 2012 13:19:24 GMT -5
hey kissthegirl - this is a cool thread. i was scouting around the archives trying to find 'message for gerry' and bumped into this from september. your story is resounding echo of what so many people (esp. women) report. and norwigi, it is astounding how gerry's rendition of POTO have deeply affected ladies across the band. here's a story you'll like...about a 2 yr ago, there was a woman who appeared on the Today show. she lost 212 lbs and found love for the first time in her life. and had her very first 'kiss' at 30. she was SO moved & inspired to become her very best precisly b/c of g's POTO. that moved me and inspired me to want to make a documentary film about gerry and his fans....which, now leads me to convey a debt of gratitude to the gerry man myself....since i stopped and paid attention to his life now for about 3 years....frequenting , this little spot on the greater net, this little jewel of hilarity & friendship.... i have learned so much ....through gerry. even though he's younger than i, he's taught me something ((albeit vicariously)). to live and to do. to open up...to dare...to hope and expect....to believe and challenge! and, even though i've been plundered with every crappy life circumstance...to distract and yank one down into the abyss...it aint for long thank you! Grrrr...i am SO happy he survived those waves...and then some!!! perhaps, this in part is my cosmic soul attraction...he is a fighter AND a lover!  i adore those qualities and will NOW accept no less from myself. enough said. God bless gerry always and may his spirit, personality and charm always and forever be with us!  |
|
kaahumanu
Gerard Butler watcher
My favorite "look" is the way he looks whenever I look at him.[ss:Simply Hair Porn]
Posts: 214
|
Post by kaahumanu on Nov 7, 2012 16:35:20 GMT -5
Great post, Dawne. Gerry really does inspire us all to do better and be better ... not because he's "good" ... but because he tries to be good in the way he touches others. His honest and gritty openness about himself and his flaws shows us that being "good" means doing the right thing for the right reasons. So we love him ... warts and all.
|
|
|
|
Post by norwigi on Nov 8, 2012 18:40:30 GMT -5
I always struggled with depression and anxiety because social phobia.. I live pretty a normal life . but i hate big crowds or being in a room with people i don't know every well.
dawne27 , i have seen the video with the lady who lost 212 by her self and i think it's amazing how Gerry movies as touched people. I feel emotional dead for a long time , but something about Gerry emotional and passionate performance in the movies touched something deep within my heart. pre-Gerry it was very rare that i cried. After seeing POTO and P.S i love you , a part of my heart were unlocked. I cry every time at end and POTO . I seen P.S i love twice and i was an emotional wreak each time. I just feelt like such relief to cry again from a movie. I haven't done that since i saw Schindler's list years ago. I guess over the year i had detached myself emotional to not feel pain and (sadly any sense of joy).
I feel like i have gotten back my love for life and very thing seem brighter. I also have low self esteem , feeling that i couldn't say or do anything right. When see how hard Gerry work despite all the bumps in his life Persona and career wise), i have realized that it''s not about how successfully or how talented you are. As long a you try your best at anything and try to be a good person , that's all that really counts.
|
|
omgerry
Gerard Butler watcher
[ss:Default]
Posts: 81
|
Post by omgerry on Nov 8, 2012 22:33:44 GMT -5
Ladies Im so happy I stumbled onto this thread. You all explain "GB life lessons" so well!
I can't watch PSILU with out being shocked at the "wake" and by the end of the movie I always end up with the same feeling "he's gone, He's really gone, how can someone like that just stop existing". Its the only movie that ive ever watched that does that to me. It's the first Gerry movie I ever saw and I watched it 3 times the first night. Balled my eyes out! Last week I turned on a tv station that was running the credits to PSILU and the song "everything we had" was on...got the sad same feeling....
I read everything I could about him after seeing the movie and one of the first interviews he talked about his mom and family, I then watched all the old "funny Gerry" youtube TV clips and I was hooked. I think your all right, he may not always come out smelling like roses
but he tries his best to be a good person. And that counts and covers up for a lot.
|
|
|
|
Post by scottishdreamer on Nov 8, 2012 23:06:46 GMT -5
I can't even come up with all the ways he has helped me.
The biggest one was when I read how much work he put into getting in shape for 300 it motivated me to go back to the gym and get healthy and lose weight. It was awesome and painful but I did it.
I so admire Gerry's determination and strength to take on challenges of all sorts in life and his career. His passion and enthusiasm for life has helped me realize I need more of that. He has helped me through some rough times and I can always rely on him to make me smile...especially when he's being himself in an interview or with fans.
I was watching that video from Dubai for the opening of the Roger Dubuis store and I noticed Gerry stopped to wait for the female actress to catch up when he was ahed of her on the red carpet. He seems so kindhearted and caring with people. Truly admirable in many ways.
|
|
|
|
Post by kissthegirl on Nov 11, 2012 6:40:44 GMT -5
I once witnessed an interaction with Mr B and a young fan. He was incredibly open and kind to her, treating her adoration of him with respect, grace and gentleness. I'm sure it is a moment she will never forget. Nor will I.
Which reminds me of the Coriolanus premiere at TIFF and how MR B was so gracious and respectful of Vanessa Redgrave. He was a true gentleman that night.
With both young and old, our dear Mr B always seems to shine as a caring and thoughtful human being. I think his mama done raised him right!
No matter his foibles, his falls, his missteps or his outright oops moments, he never seems to hurt anyone but himself. I admire his strength in accepting responsibility for those, and for continuing to work towards self-improvement and the growth of his spiritual self. He is and always will be a man who has earned my respect and admiration.
I never forget to say a little "thank you" to the powers that be for saving our sweet man from that horrific incident in the Pacific Ocean. Every time I see that footage, I am just sick and scared out of my mind. And afterwards, I am always tearful because I just can't believe he survived that. There are so many instances when he has come too close to being lost. He must have a host of guardian angels watching over him. And maybe the love so many of us have for him keeps him safe as well. I will always be grateful for his presence in this life, and the many gifts of inspiration he has given us all.
|
|
|
|
Post by Dianne on Nov 11, 2012 10:25:02 GMT -5
I once witnessed an interaction with Mr B and a young fan. He was incredibly open and kind to her, treating her adoration of him with respect, grace and gentleness. I'm sure it is a moment she will never forget. Nor will I. Which reminds me of the Coriolanus premiere at TIFF and how MR B was so gracious and respectful of Vanessa Redgrave. He was a true gentleman that night. With both young and old, our dear Mr B always seems to shine as a caring and thoughtful human being. I think his mama done raised him right! No matter his foibles, his falls, his missteps or his outright oops moments, he never seems to hurt anyone but himself. I admire his strength in accepting responsibility for those, and for continuing to work towards self-improvement and the growth of his spiritual self. He is and always will be a man who has earned my respect and admiration. I never forget to say a little "thank you" to the powers that be for saving our sweet man from that horrific incident in the Pacific Ocean. Every time I see that footage, I am just sick and scared out of my mind. And afterwards, I am always tearful because I just can't believe he survived that. There are so many instances when he has come too close to being lost. He must have a host of guardian angels watching over him. And maybe the love so many of us have for him keeps him safe as well. I will always be grateful for his presence in this life, and the many gifts of inspiration he has given us all. He is a sweetie pie. He knows how much it means to a fan who meets him and he goes out of his way to make it a good experience. He is absolutely a very good guy. If any of you go to meet him for the first time and he gets an idea that you are a huge fan he will make you the #1 priority and make sure you get a good experience. He really appreciates the support of his fans. |
|
|
|
Post by scottishdreamer on Nov 11, 2012 19:35:51 GMT -5
I thought of a sweet moment I witnessed. Gerry had a lot of fans around wanting attention and there he was talking to an older woman and she told him she was 72. He said "Well you look like your 12." Which is probably true if you consider the fan inside her must have been feeling 12.
Gerry is very good at showing warmth and care towards his fans when he meets them. He is not always in the mood for fans and can show that as well but mostly he's wonderful with them young and old.
|
|
|
|
Post by craven on Nov 11, 2012 21:46:08 GMT -5
Unreal had worked today and believe me in my line of work (Dawne I know you understand this) I don't always have great days. Today it was real bad. Kind of caught up with what was going on with Gerry, on a break. Just got home and logged in. Came to my beloved WOGB site and found this topic. Although I have, nor at any time believe I will ever have the opportunity to, meet Gerry. I believe he is a very caring and giving individual. He is not a Hollywood cut out pretender, probably why so many shy away from him, and that's why I started to follow him. I have to admit a lot of our nurses talked about "this guy" "his eyes" etc so I am a late comer BUT as they continue to follow him I and some others do too, and we will never leave him. Although I don't think he'ld like to know that sometime during some procedures he and/or his latest movie or some things we heard about his private/public life is being discussed. At times we've even got patients involved you can not believe how many people "love" this man and want to know what he's doing. OH well here I go again  But I'  and if I ever had the chance  |
|
|
|
Post by kissthegirl on Nov 21, 2012 17:24:58 GMT -5
I can't help but be so proud of our guy. How many times recently have we seen a woman (or girl) tweeting or facebooking about meeting our sweet man, and being so happy because he told her she was beautiful.
Now, these women would not rival the gorgeous women our Mr B comes into contact with every day, but he finds beauty in each of them, and makes sure to tell them so.
I just adore him.
|
|
norah02
Gerard Butler Fan in Training
Posts: 12
|
Post by norah02 on Dec 2, 2012 19:52:05 GMT -5
I hope to meet him for the first time Wednesday in NY and hope he tells me I'm beautiful! Ha! Hopefully after Wednesday, I'll have an inspirational story to tell as well!
Seeing POTO recently for the first time definitely changed me. "Repulsive carcass..." hits home for me. It inspired me to address my loneliness again. I've shut off years ago and am trying to come alive again. I've just managed to finally secure health insurance so now I can work with a professional on this self image.
Administrators...delete this if it doesn't fit the subject as you'd like.
|
|
|
|
Post by scottishdreamer on Dec 2, 2012 20:09:23 GMT -5
I hope to meet him for the first time Wednesday in NY and hope he tells me I'm beautiful! Ha! Hopefully after Wednesday, I'll have an inspirational story to tell as well! Seeing POTO recently for the first time definitely changed me. "Repulsive carcass..." hits home for me. It inspired me to address my loneliness again. I've shut off years ago and am trying to come alive again. I've just managed to finally secure health insurance so now I can work with a professional on this self image. Administrators...delete this if it doesn't fit the subject as you'd like. I hope you do get to meet Gerry and he tells you you are beautiful. Just remember many many fans want him to talk to them too. He can't talk to all of you. I will send positive thoughts your way! Good luck and please let us know how it goes somewhere if not in this thread. |
|
|
|
Post by Eloise on Jan 3, 2013 8:17:26 GMT -5
I love this thread and it's interesting to see how Gerard helped each of you in your personal lives. It's nice to see that he really IS worth our time and energy, god, I hate it when someone is so perfectly imperfect that it hurts to admit, being fallen for that person.
I was always ashamed of the things that I did as a teenager, I was pretty rebellious for a girl and had a pretty demanding and morally questionable friend circle. The moment I truly felt fascinated and moved by Gerard was when I read interviews with him where he openly talked about his past. I admired how he stayed true to himself, talked openly about his mistakes and his rebellious nature, literally EMBRACED himself, accepted his own flaw....I realized that I didn't feel negatively about him, I actually was even more attracted so I came to realize, why should peopel feel differently about me once they hear what a redneck I was a teenager? Why should I hide my flaws? Gerard showed me that it's okay to do mistakes, it's okay that I am not as perfect and good as most people but I have potential.
I could relate to him and his past and felt a weird connection that I usually would never feel with any other celebrity that does it's best to remain as flawless and perfect as possible. I realized that we have a lot in common, had similar hardships and problems in life yet he's standing there, getting interviewed, being admired by his massive fanbase. I felt like I am the young Butler (in female version) who is standing on the edge, the point of no return and I AM the one that determines the future, it is about time for me to change something - I can let my past define and corrupt me or I can learn to live with it, build on it and work on it.
He taught me that you can achieve your goals and it doesn't matter what you did in your past because all that matters is, that you know who you are, work on your dreams and show people the real deal. Thank you Gerard, you truly moved me and you gave me hope. I never felt this strongly for a person that I've never met before.
|
|
