What other people think of me is none of my business.
GARY OLDMAN
If one could have a wish, or an alternative life, I would’ve liked to have been John Lennon.
More Gary Oldman Quotes
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What other people think of me is none of my business.
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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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My passion and energy get mistaken for anger.
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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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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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I know I’m pretty, but I ain’t as pretty as a couple of titties.
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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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My big love was the Beatles. I was more into music.
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There are roles that you chase sometimes.
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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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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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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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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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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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I’m rarely asked to play the smartest man in the room.
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