PA Orlando Bloom may 05Orlando BloomIf you're of the opinion that Orlando Bloom is a genius when it comes to acting, then find a lizard and thank it.

The British actor has revealed that as part of his drama training, he studied the reptiles and learnt plenty of transferable skills from them.

The lizards became the Kingdom Of Heaven star's favourite during trips to London zoo to improve his acting technique.

He reckons that he picked up stillness and composure from the scaly-skinned ones - which he made plenty of use of in his role as Legolas in Lord Of The Rings.

"We had to go to the zoo, watch the animals, then mimic their behaviour.

"I studied them all but ended up being a lizard," the Daily Mirror reports him as saying.