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.
GARY OLDMANPeople 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.
GARY OLDMANRather 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.
GARY OLDMANIf one could have a wish, or an alternative life, I would’ve liked to have been John Lennon.
GARY OLDMANYou always hope that the cloak of inspiration will fall, and you’ll be O.K.
GARY OLDMANI wasn’t ever a huge fan of comics. Just not one of those kids, you know?
GARY OLDMANThe 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.
GARY OLDMANTo be honest, Im a little tired of playing bad guys. I long to do a comedy. But it was fun knocking Indiana Jones around.
GARY OLDMANI 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 OLDMANAt the Oscars, if you didn’t vote for ’12 Years a Slave’ you were a racist.
GARY OLDMANReality TV to me is the museum of social decay.
GARY OLDMANI got obsessed with classical music, I got obsessed with Chopin, with playing the piano.
GARY OLDMANWhat other people think of me is none of my business.
GARY OLDMANPolitical correctness has become a straightjacket.
GARY OLDMANEach role you play, they set a bar of challenges that you meet. And in the past, I’ve played characters that emotionally expressed themselves a bit more in a physical way. It was a joy, actually.
GARY OLDMANChange is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you’re really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour.
GARY OLDMANWe’re given a code to live our lives by. We don’t always follow it, but it’s still there.
GARY OLDMAN