Gary Oldman Quotes

I was quiet, a loner. I was one of those children where, if you put me in a room and gave me some crayons and a pencils, you wouldn't hear from me for nine straight hours. And I was always drawing racing cars and rockets and spaceships and planes, things that were very fast that would take me away.
Gary Oldman

Children, Put, Away

Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.
Gary Oldman

Women, Men, Find

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.
Gary Oldman

Family, Good, Courage

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.
Gary Oldman

Life, Child, Getting

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.
Gary Oldman

Family, Money, Anger

I did have a knack for playing weirdos. There's still sort of this perception of me out there as being this crazy guy.
Gary Oldman

Crazy, Playing, Guy

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.
Gary Oldman

Work, Money, Nice

Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you're really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour.
Gary Oldman

Change, Human, After

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

Money, Nice, Thought

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.
Gary Oldman

Heart, Father, Him

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.
Gary Oldman

Mother, Two, Young

I wasn't ever a huge fan of comics. Just not one of those kids, you know?
Gary Oldman

Kids, Fan, Comics

I'm not the best audience for that because I'm not a great science-fiction fan. I just never got off on space ships and space costumes, things like that.
Gary Oldman

Great, Best, Off

Interesting things come your way but as you get older, your lifestyle changes. I don't want to travel; I don't want to be in a hotel room away from my family.
Gary Oldman

Family, Travel, Away

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.
Gary Oldman

Good, Morning, Sunday

My passion and energy get mistaken for anger.
Gary Oldman

Anger, Passion, Energy

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.
Gary Oldman

Love, Humor, Romantic

Political correctness has become a straightjacket.
Gary Oldman

Political, Become

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

Good, Great, Enough

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

Understand, Pretty, Why

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

Your own barometer is all you have to go by, and often what makes a good director is knowing when not to say something. On occasions you can find yourself on a film set where the person who is wearing the director's hat is only trying to justify his position.
Gary Oldman

Good, Yourself, Person

And costume is so important for an actor. It absolutely helps to get into character; it's the closest thing to you, it touches you. Some actors like to go into make-up and then put their clothes on, but I like to dress first; that's my routine.
Gary Oldman

Character, Important, Put

And of course I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm now part of a phenomenon. You become incredibly cool to your kids, and you get a young fan base. So you became the cool dad at school. You're suddenly hip.
Gary Oldman

Love, Cool, Dad

As a drama student I got into Thirties and Forties suits.
Gary Oldman

Student, Drama, Forties

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Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: March 21, 1958

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