I don't care in which accent he speaks...even if he talks in mandarin, german, russian, spanish (which is my language) For me, he's the sexiest man on earth....He's gourgeous in any language or accent !!!
I'm from Scotland and have Irish ancestry too, It's pretty common actually Sean Connery, Billy Connolly, Craig Ferguson and Gerry all have an Irish background.
you have to realise there are some very different accents in both countries. Example; Glasgow and the Western isles are wildly different. Likewise, a Cork, Dublin and Belfast accent are all totally different from each other, and obviously so.
actually jackthelad, they did. If you do actually read up on it, the Scots were from an irish tribe called the scoti in ireland and they travelled to scotland. that is also why they speak, altho a different dialect of, gaelic. and why the music and culture are very simialr.
@Lynnapin well Ritchie, who directed the film is English and certainly knows the difference. There is a huge difference between the Scottish and Irish accent
Don't you people listen he apologises for his attempt at the irish accent, he says his family is from all over ireland but his accent is scottish/american!
NO ONE IS SAYING HE'S IRISH YOU IDIOTS WATCH THE VIDEO. He's apologizing to Ireland for "abusing" their accent by not doing getting it right in P.S. I Love You...
Anyone who has spent a week in Scotland, Ireland and England can tell the difference... but probably couldn't replicate it. If I try I slip between them really easily.
i didn't know where exactly he was from (i've never looked it up), but once he started talking i was like 'that definitely sounds scottish, not irish', and i was right :)
At beginning, with the first question being asked...his look is something else! And at the interview's end, with the ending of the apology of Irish accent discussion - he is an example of cute and adorable. Thank you for sharing this video.
Scottish Gaelic and Irish are based upon the same language, just different dialects. Gerard was wonderful in PS I Love You... In Irish boy with a Scottish accent - a win/win situation!!
hahaha actually Scotch Irish is someone from a Scottish background living in Northern Ireland whereas he's Scottish with an Irish background!! confusing lol
I agree with zesusd, he is very sexy. and by the way, his Irish accent was pretty good in P.S. I Love You so he obviously is capable of doing it... he's got more talent than any of us here so calm down and give him some credit.
his accent was definately off in ps i love you. it bothered me at the beginning but he captured the character well, was charming and convincing otherwise so by the end i was rather won over by him :)
He has been living in america for quite a number of years....and has had to learn the american accen for films...it is just like Mel Gibson...he doesn't even have his austrailian accent anymore.
So Gerard Butler is a big fan of snatch...big surprise! Aren't we all??? Snatch is, without a doubt, my favourite thing. Seriously, though, I haven't seen Guy Ritchie's Snatch, but I've seen Madonna's. But, then, who hasn't?
Nicole occasionally lapses into a slight American and I've heard Hugh say a couple of things that were a little bit on the American side, but as a whole, considering they've been there so long, they both still have fairly strong Aussie accents. But I think both of them still do spend a lot of time here in Aus. It would be harder for a Scot too, the yanks seem to struggle less with our accent than the Scottish and Irish accents for some reason so they have to change their accent to be understood
Like other famous Scots, Gerard talks more 'proper' when in interviews etc. If he were to speak with his everyday lingo, goodluck to those who aren't fimiliar with it lol - now the Dundonian's, they dinnea givafook were ye noo or nor lol!
Lol GB is one of those rare actors you like to watch in film and interviews. Most actors are boring, pretentious or just weird like Tome Cruise for example:)
I couldnt stop laughing at his take on the irish accent it has to be the worst ever but he is scottish & that is cool enough for me :) Scottish are awsome *****
Seeing as how I doubt there's a chance in hell you could tell an Iowa accent from a California accent, I have no idea why you expected any given American to be able to tell you the difference between, say, Glasgow and Edinborough off the top of their heads.
besides colin farrell and jonathan rhys-meyers... i'm sorry to say, good looking irish guys who can act and are taller than woman are hard to find... i've been to ireland many times...haven't come across that many good looking, not-so-short irish guys...VERY sorry to say.
If you want to know the difference between an Irish and Scottish accent, the interviewer is Irish, so listen to him.
I don't care in which accent he speaks...even if he talks in mandarin, german, russian, spanish (which is my language) For me, he's the sexiest man on earth....He's gourgeous in any language or accent !!!
I'm from Scotland and have Irish ancestry too, It's pretty common actually
Sean Connery, Billy Connolly, Craig Ferguson and Gerry all have an Irish background.
Aww, Gerry, don't apologize! We all LOVE your sweet accent!!!
you have to realise there are some very different accents in both countries. Example; Glasgow and the Western isles are wildly different. Likewise, a Cork, Dublin and Belfast accent are all totally different from each other, and obviously so.
He seems like a great guy to just hang out with, like nothing would bug him. Just a very fun, personable type guy. Cheers to him
actually jackthelad, they did. If you do actually read up on it, the Scots were from an irish tribe called the scoti in ireland and they travelled to scotland. that is also why they speak, altho a different dialect of, gaelic. and why the music and culture are very simialr.
I could just listen to him talk for hours! He has the most amazing accent!!
he was in the phantom of opera, 300, rocknrolla, law abiding ciziten, ps i love you, etc
He's cute when he says "but I tried my best". Aww... I wanna hug him! lol.
Love ya Gerry!
@Lynnapin
well Ritchie, who directed the film is English and certainly knows the difference. There is a huge difference between the Scottish and Irish accent
Don't you people listen he apologises for his attempt at the irish accent, he says his family is from all over ireland but his accent is scottish/american!
NO ONE IS SAYING HE'S IRISH YOU IDIOTS
WATCH THE VIDEO. He's apologizing to Ireland for "abusing" their accent by not doing getting it right in P.S. I Love You...
Anyone who has spent a week in Scotland, Ireland and England can tell the difference... but probably couldn't replicate it. If I try I slip between them really easily.
Loooovely ;]
Us Scots clearly win hands down when it comes to gorgeous actors x]
Well, I'm from Dublin and I have to say I sometimes have trouble with the accent myself xD
i didn't know where exactly he was from (i've never looked it up), but once he started talking i was like 'that definitely sounds scottish, not irish', and i was right :)
I hoped that he would kick the camera and say "THIS IS SPARTA"!!
lol hes cracking up at the end which is a good thing, he seems like a pretty cool actor
i love him soo much, he is beautiful... and he has the most perfect accent in the WORLD
At beginning, with the first question being asked...his look is something else! And at the interview's end, with the ending of the apology of Irish accent discussion - he is an example of cute and adorable. Thank you for sharing this video.
Scottish Gaelic and Irish are based upon the same language, just different dialects. Gerard was wonderful in PS I Love You... In Irish boy with a Scottish accent - a win/win situation!!
Gerard Butler is Scottish .. He's from Scotland.
Him and Sean Connery have the SEXIEST accents in the world!!! I could listen to them talk all day long!
i love how touchy people get if you mix up scottish and irish accents haha...
I am not british, but i do really like the irish accent. it seems really cool.
great interview
as a native north american, he doesn't sound nothing close to american to me lol!! but i guess scots can hear and lament a change :)
He can be better James Bond, they should have picked him instead of Daniel Craig
He is Scottish but his parents are Irish. Gerald is very common Irish first name .Butler, is a common Irish surname.
great interview for contrasting irish and scottish accents
@PopPunkAintDead
that comment actually made me laugh loudly.. very good lol
his accent is so sexy
He's Scottish (:
and amazing xx
the dude who's playing father in Supernatural? Well I didn't really pay attention to that guy - was waiting for Butler scenes!:)
I wish he can speak his Scottish accent more often.
Nothing else to say this guy is "Sooooooooooo hot"
oh man....I just love this man. Gerry is sooo cool
he s an actor he wacted the main charascter in P. S. I love you
and in "P.S. I love you" too ;)
ITS LEONIDAS !
omg god! His accent
hahaha actually Scotch Irish is someone from a Scottish background living in Northern Ireland whereas he's Scottish with an Irish background!! confusing lol
Yes He's Scottish but his Family moved there from Ireland.
he was perfect as the Phantom. :D
I agree with zesusd, he is very sexy.
and by the way, his Irish accent was pretty good in P.S. I Love You so he obviously is capable of doing it...
he's got more talent than any of us here so calm down and give him some credit.
his accent was definately off in ps i love you. it bothered me at the beginning but he captured the character well, was charming and convincing otherwise so by the end i was rather won over by him :)
I wish I had an accent as cool as the Irish, Scotish, and British have.
They all have cool accents.
And no, I'm not saying they all have to same one.
I was waiting for that Apology for a long time.
he did not abuse the accent! he did it beautifuly... i was convinced
Speak for yourself, I LOVE the Cork accent.
He has been living in america for quite a number of years....and has had to learn the american accen for films...it is just like Mel Gibson...he doesn't even have his austrailian accent anymore.
Yes he's Scottish but with Irish Ancestry as he states in this video that his family is Irish at 3:32.
@jaysonwilko
Or like in Braveheart, being Irish/Australian playing scottish :)
I like the way he moves his lips when he talks
he is really really cool - i bet hed be a great friend!
scottish accents sound NOTHING like irish accents!
this man is the hottest man on the planet!!!
i agree Irish accents are very cute and sexy i have one jelous much lol
And hey Gerry you did do ur best its very hard to do an Irish accent Fair play
lmfao fail!
he's Glaswegian, like me, not Irish :)
I am not gay but your right!!
i love this interviewer! & i love gerard
an actor obviously
So Gerard Butler is a big fan of snatch...big surprise! Aren't we all??? Snatch is, without a doubt, my favourite thing.
Seriously, though, I haven't seen Guy Ritchie's Snatch, but I've seen Madonna's. But, then, who hasn't?
gerard butler es buen actor y yo pienso q lo limitan como tal lo deberian d poner en el agente 007
Nicole occasionally lapses into a slight American and I've heard Hugh say a couple of things that were a little bit on the American side, but as a whole, considering they've been there so long, they both still have fairly strong Aussie accents. But I think both of them still do spend a lot of time here in Aus.
It would be harder for a Scot too, the yanks seem to struggle less with our accent than the Scottish and Irish accents for some reason so they have to change their accent to be understood
He's gorgeous.
Oooohh his accent!
Like other famous Scots, Gerard talks more 'proper' when in interviews etc. If he were to speak with his everyday lingo, goodluck to those who aren't fimiliar with it lol - now the Dundonian's, they dinnea givafook were ye noo or nor lol!
I don't think hes sooo handsome but hes a good looking guy and even if you dislike his acting he has a very good career.
Gerard and Hugh Jackman should play brothers in a movie.
Seems like a pretty good guy!
Lol GB is one of those rare actors you like to watch in film and interviews. Most actors are boring, pretentious or just weird like Tome Cruise for example:)
I couldnt stop laughing at his take on the irish accent it has to be the worst ever but he is scottish & that is cool enough for me :)
Scottish are awsome *****
he's a Glasglow native
how about you watch it to the end?
the irish accent is the hottest accent ever!
he should not apologise =]
Seeing as how I doubt there's a chance in hell you could tell an Iowa accent from a California accent, I have no idea why you expected any given American to be able to tell you the difference between, say, Glasgow and Edinborough off the top of their heads.
gerard is scottish, maybe that's why he can't do the irish accent really good
i love his accent! no matter whattt :)
Great actor
agree with you totally :)
did anybody had time to count how many times they say the f- word in that movie?
its a irish accent hes from Galway! (Galway is a county in Ireland if you didnt already know lol)
@tehrater And Ps.I love you
OH MY GOD
I love his Scottish accent, but he's losing it a bit! It's so sad. And him with an Irish accent too....just keep talking.....Keep talking.
gerard I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SPAAAAAAAARTAAAAAA !
besides colin farrell and jonathan rhys-meyers... i'm sorry to say, good looking irish guys who can act and are taller than woman are hard to find... i've been to ireland many times...haven't come across that many good looking, not-so-short irish guys...VERY sorry to say.
sounds slightly american now. :-S
I love his accent. :)
haha, I'd like to have an irish accent (even an atempted one) but mine's as scottish as his ;)
the title says irish accent but he sounds scottish.
THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!
is his dad irish or something like that? Butler is an ould Irish name shur
Lol i still loved him in p.s i love you x
I TOTALLY agree!!!
THIS IS MADNESS
yep, n ps. i luv u and the phantom of the opera!!!