Gary Oldman

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

#clown #comedy #exploit #humor #i

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

#enough #good #good actor #great #just

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

#current #drink #fit #flat #i

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

— Gary Oldman

#forties #got #i #into #student

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

#along #becoming #child #events #finding

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

— Gary Oldman

#good guys #guys #i #more #played

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

#after #any #away #because #behaviour

How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what film he wanted to make? I can count them on the fingers of one hand. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#director #film #fingers #hand #how

I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#applaud #away #i #itself #kid

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

#batman #compassion #courage #embody #family