I was never really that interested in the punk movement. I was a blues guy: I liked Motown, James Brown.
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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.
More Gary Oldman Quotes
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I was never really that interested in the punk movement. I was a blues guy: I liked Motown, James Brown.
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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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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself.
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Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.
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People who know me , they know I have a sense of humor, I’m a bit of a joker, a bit of a clown really, and I would love someone to exploit that side of me and send me a romantic comedy.
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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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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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To be honest, Im a little tired of playing bad guys. I long to do a comedy. But it was fun knocking Indiana Jones around.
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I enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud.
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Interesting things come your way but as you get older, your lifestyle changes. I don’t want to travel; I don’t want to be in a hotel room away from my family.
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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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