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 OLDMANYou choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.
More Gary Oldman Quotes
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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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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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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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The script is your map of the world, isn’t it? And if someone knows that if it’s well-written, you get all of the beats, it will tell you everything you need to know.
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Political correctness has become a straightjacket.
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I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself.
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I don’t think Hollywood knows what to do with me. I would imagine that when it comes to romantic comedies, my name would be pretty low down on the list.
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I like a cheese and pickle. Nice cheese and pickle on a real old-fashioned bread. Ploughman’s lunch.
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Well, I needed the work – that’s the honest answer. I haven’t worked for a while, a couple of years. So I thought it would be nice to get back to work and earn some money.
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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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As a drama student I got into Thirties and Forties suits.
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Being a good director is knowing sometimes when not to say something.
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I was brought up by my mother and my two sisters, although they’re older than me and fled the nest very young, so I was technically raised as an only child, but I was very much loved.
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You choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.
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Interesting things come your way but as you get older, your lifestyle changes. I don’t want to travel; I don’t want to be in a hotel room away from my family.
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