As a drama student I got into Thirties and Forties suits.
GARY OLDMANOverall I enjoy a certain anonymity. I live a very normal, very ordinary life.
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I know I’m pretty, but I ain’t as pretty as a couple of titties.
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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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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 was brought up by my mother and my two sisters, although they’re older than me and fled the nest very young, so I was technically raised as an only child, but I was very much loved.
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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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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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I want my weekends off and I want to put my kids to bed. Those are good reasons to want to be in ‘Batman 2’.
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You choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.
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Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.
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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.
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Overall I enjoy a certain anonymity. I live a very normal, very ordinary life.
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I got obsessed with classical music, I got obsessed with Chopin, with playing the piano.
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If one could have a wish, or an alternative life, I would’ve liked to have been John Lennon.
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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.
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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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