I was never really that interested in the punk movement. I was a blues guy: I liked Motown, James Brown.
GARY OLDMANI know I’m pretty, but I ain’t as pretty as a couple of titties.
More Gary Oldman Quotes
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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 enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud.
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You choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color.
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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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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’m rarely asked to play the smartest man in the room.
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Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice.
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My big love was the Beatles. I was more into music.
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Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.
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I know I’m pretty, but I ain’t as pretty as a couple of titties.
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How do you remember all those lines? By forgetting everything else.
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As an actor, you people-watch, you observe. And the more famous you become, the sad thing is you lose the ability to do that. Instead of people-watching, you become the focus of attention.
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People have an idea that one is in control of a career, a lot more than you really are. You can engineer things to an extent. But you are at the mercy of what comes in across the desk.
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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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