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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.

Gary Oldman

I want my weekends off and I want to put my kids to bed. Those are good reasons to want to be in ‘Batman 2’.
GARY OLDMAN

Children Goodness Myself Reason
Shakespeare doesn’t really write subtext, you play the subtext.
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Play Writing Yourself
Being a good director is knowing sometimes when not to say something.
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Director Goodness Silence Time
Getting sober was one of the three pivotal events in my life, along with becoming an actor and having a child. Of the three, finding my sobriety was the hardest thing.
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Children Hard Important Life Myself Sober
People have an idea that one is in control of a career, a lot more than you really are. You can engineer things to an extent. But you are at the mercy of what comes in across the desk.
GARY OLDMAN

Career Control Ideas Mercy People 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 like these calm little moments before the storm, it reminds me of Beethoven.
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Calm Moments Myself Reminder Storm
As an actor, you people-watch, you observe. And the more famous you become, the sad thing is you lose the ability to do that. Instead of people-watching, you become the focus of attention.
GARY OLDMAN

Ability Attention Focus Lose Observation People
But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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Goodness Play See Yourself
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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Couple Honesty Money Myself Need Work
There are roles that you chase sometimes.
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Chase Effort Inspirational Opportunity Role Time Yourself
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.
GARY OLDMAN

Fashion Food Goodness Morning Myself Old Tea
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
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
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
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
I enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud.
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Character Enjoyment Loud Play Silence
People imagine that actors are being offered everything and you are not. So things come in and sometimes there are things that I want and can’t get a meeting on, or go to a different actors.
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Actor Different Imagination Offering People Yourself
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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Change Family Interest Life Myself Old Style Travel
The thing a drama school can’t give you is instinct. It can sharpen instinct but that can’t be taught, and you have to have intuition. It’s an essential ingredient.
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Drama Essential Intuition School Sharp Yourself
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
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
You take what you know, and you put it through your own prism. If I play characters that break down or cry, it’s Gary Oldman crying; it’s not the character crying.
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Break Character Cry Knowledge Prism Yourself
I got obsessed with classical music, I got obsessed with Chopin, with playing the piano.
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Classical Music Myself Obsession Play
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’m almost incapable of lying. I’d be a terrible spy.
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Capability Lying Myself Terrible

But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.

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