I drank for about 25 years getting over the loss of my father, and I took the anger out on myself. I did a good job at beating myself up sometimes.
GARY OLDMANI wasn’t ever a huge fan of comics. Just not one of those kids, you know?
More Gary Oldman Quotes
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Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice.
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I got obsessed with classical music, I got obsessed with Chopin, with playing the piano.
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The building of America has had its fair share of mistakes, but it’s a constitution that’s the jewel of democracy, the envy of many, and it’s the most generous nation in the world.
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My passion and energy get mistaken for anger.
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Reality TV to me is the museum of social decay.
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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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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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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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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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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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If one could have a wish, or an alternative life, I would’ve liked to have been John Lennon.
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The great thing about having been in a lot of make-up, and stuff like that, is that when you’re working with someone who’s in it, and you’ve been there and done it, but you’re not in it anymore, you feel so good.
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Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.
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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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To be honest, Im a little tired of playing bad guys. I long to do a comedy. But it was fun knocking Indiana Jones around.
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