The building of America has had its fair share of mistakes, but it’s a constitution that’s the jewel of democracy, the envy of many, and it’s the most generous nation in the world.
GARY OLDMANI 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.
More Gary Oldman Quotes
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I’m rarely asked to play the smartest man in the room.
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I enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud.
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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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Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.
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How do you remember all those lines? By forgetting everything else.
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People imagine that actors are being offered everything and you are not. So things come in and sometimes there are things that I want and can’t get a meeting on, or go to a different actors.
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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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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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I like these calm little moments before the storm, it reminds me of Beethoven.
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What other people think of me is none of my business.
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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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There are roles that you chase sometimes.
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My favorite meal would have to be good old-fashioned eggs, over easy, with bacon. Many others, but you can’t beat that on a Sunday morning, especially with a cup of tea.
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You choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.
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