I’m still a member of the Empire! Although I sometimes feel like an American with a British accent – you get contaminated after so long.
GARY OLDMANI did have a knack for playing weirdos. There’s still sort of this perception of me out there as being this crazy guy.
More Gary Oldman Quotes
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There are roles that you chase sometimes.
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What other people think of me is none of my business.
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People who know me , they know I have a sense of humor, I’m a bit of a joker, a bit of a clown really, and I would love someone to exploit that side of me and send me a romantic comedy.
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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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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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I had a guitar when I was 6 or 7, a plastic guitar with the Beatles’ faces on it. It would be a collector’s item now. It would fetch a hefty sum, I imagine.
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How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what film he wanted to make? I can count them on the fingers of one hand.
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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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My favorite meal would have to be good old-fashioned eggs, over easy, with bacon. Many others, but you can’t beat that on a Sunday morning, especially with a cup of tea.
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As a drama student I got into Thirties and Forties suits.
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I still don’t have a publicist. If I’m in a film, you have an obligation to promote it, I’ll do as much as I can.
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You choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.
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I did have a knack for playing weirdos. There’s still sort of this perception of me out there as being this crazy guy.
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I’m rarely asked to play the smartest man in the room.
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If one could have a wish, or an alternative life, I would’ve liked to have been John Lennon.
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