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I like celluloid, I like film, I like the way that when a movie is projected it sort of breathes a little in the gate. That’s the magic of it to me.

Gary Oldman

I think filmmaking should be a wonderfully free collaborative process, and it so very rarely is. I often see directors as jailers of my talent.
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Director Freedom Myself Rare Talent Wonderful
There are roles that you chase sometimes.
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Chase Effort Inspirational Opportunity Role Time Yourself
Overall I enjoy a certain anonymity. I live a very normal, very ordinary life.
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Anonymous Enjoyment Live Myself Normal Ordinary
I’m not the best audience for that because I’m not a great science-fiction fan. I just never got off on space ships and space costumes, things like that.
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Audience Costume Greatness Myself Science Space
What other people think of me is none of my business.
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Business Myself People Thinking
Growing up in a particular neighborhood, growing up in a working-class family, not having much money, all of those things fire you and can give you an edge, can give you an anger.
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Angry Class Family Growth Work Yourself
To be able to do this job in the first place you’ve got to have a bit of an ego.
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Character Job Place Profession Requirement Yourself
We’re given a code to live our lives by. We don’t always follow it, but it’s still there.
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Code Follow Live Ourselves
The industry has changed. Two years ago I could tell a company I’ve got Russell Crowe and that would get the film made. Now they’d ask ‘And who’s the girl?’ Just one famous face isn’t enough any more.
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Change Company Creation Enough Face Famous Industry Movie Myself
You can play older than yourself. You can play younger than yourself up to a point, and then that just becomes impossible because you carry a weight with you that you can’t shift, unless you have very boyish looks.
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Impossible Old Play Point Weight Younger Yourself
As a drama student I got into Thirties and Forties suits.
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Drama Myself Student
It’s been said that alcoholics are egomaniacs with low self -esteem. It’s the prefect description. Being larger than life and yet your pride is crushed with self- loathing.
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Alcohol Description Life Loathe Low Perfection Pride Self Esteem
The great thing about Google is that you type in neuro-surgery and somehow you end up with Peter Sellers or watching Frank Sinatra. Google is a great resource.
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Google Resource Type
Being a good director is knowing sometimes when not to say something.
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Director Goodness Silence Time
Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you’re really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour.
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Actor Behavior Change Human Play Truth Vehicle
How do you remember all those lines? By forgetting everything else.
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Forget Line Myself Remember Yourself

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