Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
GARY OLDMANThe script is your map of the world, isn’t it? And if someone knows that if it’s well-written, you get all of the beats, it will tell you everything you need to know.
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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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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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I’m rarely asked to play the smartest man in the room.
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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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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 like these calm little moments before the storm, it reminds me of Beethoven.
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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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The script is your map of the world, isn’t it? And if someone knows that if it’s well-written, you get all of the beats, it will tell you everything you need to know.
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As a drama student I got into Thirties and Forties suits.
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Being a good director is knowing sometimes when not to say something.
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I did have a knack for playing weirdos. There’s still sort of this perception of me out there as being this crazy guy.
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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 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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Getting sober was one of the three pivotal events in my life, along with becoming an actor and having a child. Of the three, finding my sobriety was the hardest thing.
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