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.
GARY OLDMAN
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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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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Political correctness has become a straightjacket.
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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 know I’m pretty, but I ain’t as pretty as a couple of titties.
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You take what you know, and you put it through your own prism. If I play characters that break down or cry, it’s Gary Oldman crying; it’s not the character crying.
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I got obsessed with classical music, I got obsessed with Chopin, with playing the piano.
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What other people think of me is none of my business.
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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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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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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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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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If one could have a wish, or an alternative life, I would’ve liked to have been John Lennon.
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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.
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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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I like these calm little moments before the storm, it reminds me of Beethoven.
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I’m rarely asked to play the smartest man in the room.
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