Orlando Bloom says he's dyslexic

NEW YORK, June 4 (UPI) -- British actor Orlando Bloom, who generally avoids the spotlight when he's not working, has disclosed he is dyslexic.

The New York Daily News said the "Lord of the Rings" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" co-star talked about his condition Wednesday night during a discussion at the Child Mind Institute with Dr. Harold Koplewicz.

"It's still an ongoing struggle," Bloom told the audience at Manhattan's Rockefeller University. "I have more trouble studying scripts and memorizing lines than most (other actors.)"

Asked how he trained himself to get past the learning disability to achieve success at his craft, Bloom replied: "My mom used to tell me, 'If you read 50 books, I'll get you a motorbike.' ... So it inspired me to read a lot and work through (my dyslexia.) But I never quite got to 50. And I never got that motorbike," the Daily News said.