What other people think of me is none of my business.
GARY OLDMAN
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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What other people think of me is none of my business.
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I like a cheese and pickle. Nice cheese and pickle on a real old-fashioned bread. Ploughman’s lunch.
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Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
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I never told my father I loved him before he died, and I have a lot of issues about that. They’re all swimming around in my head, in my heart, unresolved, and in a way it felt fitting to dedicate the film to him.
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Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.
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But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.
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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 great thing about Google is that you type in neuro-surgery and somehow you end up with Peter Sellers or watching Frank Sinatra. Google is a great resource.
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I enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud.
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I like these calm little moments before the storm, it reminds me of Beethoven.
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I’m almost incapable of lying. I’d be a terrible spy.
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I went and lived in Chicago for a year , and I studied at the police academy.
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To be able to do this job in the first place you’ve got to have a bit of an ego.
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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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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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