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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.

Gary Oldman

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 OLDMAN

Change Company Creation Enough Face Famous Industry Movie Myself
I have three kids who like Harry Potter so I was sort of aware of it. You can’t really move from it: it’s on buses, in stores, it’s everywhere. One of my kids has read the books; the other two are too small but they like the movies.
GARY OLDMAN

Aware Book Children Myself Small Store
I was never really that interested in the punk movement. I was a blues guy: I liked Motown, James Brown.
GARY OLDMAN

Interest Myself Preference
I’m still a member of the Empire! Although I sometimes feel like an American with a British accent – you get contaminated after so long.
GARY OLDMAN

British Contamination Feeling Myself Time
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.
GARY OLDMAN

Drama Essential Intuition School Sharp Yourself
I know I’m pretty, but I ain’t as pretty as a couple of titties.
GARY OLDMAN

Beautiful Body Couple Funny Myself Sex
It’s been said that alcoholics are egomaniacs with low self -esteem. It’s the prefect description. Being larger than life and yet your pride is crushed with self- loathing.
GARY OLDMAN

Alcohol Description Life Loathe Low Perfection Pride Self Esteem
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.
GARY OLDMAN

Angry Class Family Growth Work Yourself
Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
GARY OLDMAN

Actor Enough Goodness Greatness Yourself
You always hope that the cloak of inspiration will fall, and you’ll be O.K.
GARY OLDMAN

Cloak Fall Hope Inspirational Yourself
I got obsessed with classical music, I got obsessed with Chopin, with playing the piano.
GARY OLDMAN

Classical Music Myself Obsession Play
But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
GARY OLDMAN

Goodness Play See Yourself
I did have a knack for playing weirdos. There’s still sort of this perception of me out there as being this crazy guy.
GARY OLDMAN

Crazy Man Myself Perception Play Weird
Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.
GARY OLDMAN

Man Myself Physical Spiritually Strong Woman
So Harry Potter came in and it is nice that I have kids of the right age. I took them to London and they walked around the set and met Harry Potter and that is thrilling.
GARY OLDMAN

Age Children Myself Right Thrill
Political correctness has become a straightjacket.
GARY OLDMAN

Correct Jacket Political

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