Overall I enjoy a certain anonymity. I live a very normal, very ordinary life.
GARY OLDMANSo 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.
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I’m almost incapable of lying. I’d be a terrible spy.
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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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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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Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.
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Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
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Political correctness has become a straightjacket.
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We’re given a code to live our lives by. We don’t always follow it, but it’s still there.
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There are roles that you chase sometimes.
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I know I’m pretty, but I ain’t as pretty as a couple of titties.
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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.
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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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Shakespeare doesn’t really write subtext, you play the subtext.
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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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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.
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