Gerard Butler's Moment of Insanity

He listens to his crazy side.

It Made Him a Star!

Who was it that said all actors are a little bit crazy? Gerard Butler recently admitted that his psycho side is exactly what made him become an actor. If he hadn't been crazy, he said, he would still be a lawyer today. See? Sometimes you just have to go nuts!

Gerard Butler was just about to become a lawyer when he became an actor, and he was spilling all the details to Men's Health in Britain.

"You have to understand that I was completely out of control," Gerard told the mag. "If I hadn't been so lost and insane, I'd still be a lawyer. I said to myself, I'm aiming for the stars. I'll worry about the details later."

We're only happy to read this because it actually worked out: if it hadn't, well, we'd never be seeing this in Men's Health. Thanks to what he calls the "worst day" of his life, Gerard simply took the plunge without looking back.

"The universe conspires. Once you decide to do something, the universe starts to help you. There are a lot of people who are really talented, and I can see they're not going to make it because they don't work hard enough."

Wow! Better get crackin' if you want to succeed--Gerard's calling out all those lazy stars.