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.
GARY OLDMANI’m still a member of the Empire! Although I sometimes feel like an American with a British accent – you get contaminated after so long.
More Gary Oldman Quotes
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You always hope that the cloak of inspiration will fall, and you’ll be O.K.
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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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You choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.
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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 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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I got obsessed with classical music, I got obsessed with Chopin, with playing the piano.
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What other people think of me is none of my business.
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I like a cheese and pickle. Nice cheese and pickle on a real old-fashioned bread. Ploughman’s lunch.
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I like these calm little moments before the storm, it reminds me of Beethoven.
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I’m rarely asked to play the smartest man in the room.
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I wasn’t ever a huge fan of comics. Just not one of those kids, you know?
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My passion and energy get mistaken for anger.
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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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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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How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what film he wanted to make? I can count them on the fingers of one hand.
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