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I never told my father I loved him before he died, and I have a lot of issues about that. They’re all swimming around in my head, in my heart, unresolved, and in a way it felt fitting to dedicate the film to him.

Gary Oldman

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Building Democracy Fair Jewel Mistake Nation Share World
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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Bad Honesty Man Myself Play
I wasn’t ever a huge fan of comics. Just not one of those kids, you know?
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Children Comic Fan Huge Myself
Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.
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Man Myself Physical Spiritually Strong Woman
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
There are roles that you chase sometimes.
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Chase Effort Inspirational Opportunity Role Time Yourself
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.
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Father Goodness Job Loss Myself Time
If one could have a wish, or an alternative life, I would’ve liked to have been John Lennon.
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Dreams Myself Preference Wish
My passion and energy get mistaken for anger.
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Angry Energy Mistake Passion
What other people think of me is none of my business.
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Business Myself People Thinking
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
I took a bit of a back seat, I had kids and I wanted to focus on them. There’s that period in the late ’90s, the early 2000s, where I didn’t do a great deal.
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Children Deal Focus Greatness Myself Period Time
At the Oscars, if you didn’t vote for ’12 Years a Slave’ you were a racist.
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Music Oscar Race Vote Yourself
Political correctness has become a straightjacket.
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Correct Jacket Political
On set I keep myself to myself; I’d rather the director speak up. I’m not gonna direct a younger actor. I think the power of example works best, actually.
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Best Director Example Power Talk Work Young
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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Children Love Mom Myself Raise Sister

I never told my father I loved him before he died, and I have a lot of issues about that. They’re all swimming around in my head, in my heart, unresolved, and in a way it felt fitting to dedicate the film to him.

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I never told my father I loved him before he died, and I have a lot of issues about that. They’re all swimming around in my head, in my heart, unresolved, and in a way it felt fitting to dedicate the film to him.

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