Gerard Butler considers marriage, children

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Gerard Butler has revealed that turning 40 has made him consider settling down in a relationship.

The Law Abiding Citizen star, who recently signed up for the lead role in Ralph Fiennes's Shakespeare adaptation Coriolanus, said that the milestone birthday has made him contemplate getting married and starting a family.

Butler told the Daily Record: "Right now, yes, I question a bunch of things in my life and I am in a lot of ways more comfortable than ever. I know what still excites me and what is just never going to happen.

"But then also there are things I have different opinions on. Sometimes I think, 'God, I wish I was married now and had kids'. Other times I think, 'Thank Christ I am not married and don’t have kid yet, I can do that later'.

"But I can totally imagine it. It's just not right now. I am great where I am but it would be nice. It doesn't have to be marriage. It could be to be in a relationship and I would definitely like kids some day."

The Scottish actor also stated that he plans to celebrate his birthday on a global scale with bashes in Scotland, London and the US.

He added: "I have to do the Jonathan Ross show in London the night before, but it's a big deal. I have never done it before so it felt nice to do that on the eve of my 40th birthday.

"On my birthday itself, I am going to have a party in London which is great because I don't get to spend a lot of time there anymore. The next day I am going up to Glasgow, where I am having a shared birthday party with my 11-year old niece, which I am a little bothered about because I deserve all the attention but she is getting some of it!"