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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.

Gary Oldman

You choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.
GARY OLDMAN

Character Choice Color Friendship Yourself
I like celluloid, I like film, I like the way that when a movie is projected it sort of breathes a little in the gate. That’s the magic of it to me.
GARY OLDMAN

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I know I’m pretty, but I ain’t as pretty as a couple of titties.
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I like these calm little moments before the storm, it reminds me of Beethoven.
GARY OLDMAN

Calm Moments Myself Reminder Storm
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
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 went and lived in Chicago for a year , and I studied at the police academy.
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Academy Live Myself Place Police Study
My big love was the Beatles. I was more into music.
GARY OLDMAN

Big Love Music Myself
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 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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How do you remember all those lines? By forgetting everything else.
GARY OLDMAN

Forget Line Myself Remember Yourself
The great thing about Google is that you type in neuro-surgery and somehow you end up with Peter Sellers or watching Frank Sinatra. Google is a great resource.
GARY OLDMAN

Google Resource Type
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
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 had a guitar when I was 6 or 7, a plastic guitar with the Beatles’ faces on it. It would be a collector’s item now. It would fetch a hefty sum, I imagine.
GARY OLDMAN

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The 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 OLDMAN

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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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