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You take what you know, and y...

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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What's fascinating is that wh...

What's fascinating is that when you write a script, it's almost a stream of consciousness. You have an idea that it means something, but you're not always sure what. Then when you get on the set, the actors teach you.

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I don't go to premieres. I do...

I don't go to premieres. I don't go to parties. I don't covet the Oscar. I don't want any of that. I don't go out. I just have dinner at home every night with my kids. Being famous, that's a whole other career. And I haven't got any energy for it.

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Wanting to be a good actor is...

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 Oldman 105 quotes

What other people think of me...

What other people think of me is none of my business.

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I wanted to play Dracula beca...

I wanted to play Dracula because I wanted to say: 'I've crossed oceans of time to find you.' It was worth playing the role just to say that line.

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I never told my father I love...

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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There's no handbook for paren...

There's no handbook for parenting. So you walk a very fine line as a parent because you are civilizing these raw things. They will tip the coffee over and finger-paint on the table. At some point, you have to say, 'We're gonna have to clean that up because you don't paint with coffee on a table.'

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I have three kids who like Ha...

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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I hadn't worked for a couple ...

I hadn't worked for a couple of years so I thought it would be nice to earn some money and pay the bills.

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My big love was the Beatles. ...

My big love was the Beatles. I was more into music.

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I had what AA calls 'a convin...

I had what AA calls 'a convincer' - which made me realize that I couldn't do it any more. I went out drinking for about 70 hours here in London. At the end I knew I was done.

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I drank for about 25 years ge...

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 at sometimes. I don't drink anymore but my alcoholic head occasionally says different. 'Nil By Mouth' was a love letter to my father because I needed to resolve some issues in order to be able to forgive him.

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I like a cheese and pickle. N...

I like a cheese and pickle. Nice cheese and pickle on a real old-fashioned bread. Ploughman's lunch.

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I don't think Hollywood knows...

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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We lived in a flat that you c...

We lived in a flat that you could pretty much fit in my current kitchen. No wonder people drink! I can't understand why they don't throw themselves off the balconies.

Gary Oldman 105 quotes

'Nil By Mouth' was a bit auto...

'Nil By Mouth' was a bit autobiographical, but as I always pointed out at the time, that's not my dad.

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But you see, I have played mo...

But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.

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I was brought up by my mother...

I was brought up by my mother and my two sisters, although they're older than me and fled the nest very young, so I was technically raised as an only child, but I was very much loved.

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I can't imagine childhood wit...

I can't imagine childhood without 'Planet of the Apes.' I was nine or ten when the first one came out.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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