Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman
Gary Leonard Oldman is an English actor, filmmaker, musician and author. Renowned for his "big" acting style, Oldman is one of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre, film and television...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth21 March 1958
CityLondon, England
film obligation stills
I still don't have a publicist. If I'm in a film, you have an obligation to promote it, I'll do as much as I can.
storm littles calm
I like these calm little moments before the storm, it reminds me of Beethoven
inspiration fall cloaks
You always hope that the cloak of inspiration will fall, and you'll be O.K.
bigs
My big love was the Beatles. I was more into music.
character play years
Over the years, I have been asked to play these sort of scary frenetic characters that express their emotions physically.
dad mouths my-dad
'Nil By Mouth' was a bit autobiographical, but as I always pointed out at the time, that's not my dad.
self-esteem recovery pride
It's been said that alcoholics are egomaniacs with low self -esteem. It's the prefect description. Being larger than life and yet your pride is crushed with self- loathing.
crazy guy perception
I did have a knack for playing weirdos. There's still sort of this perception of me out there as being this crazy guy.
fun tired long
To be honest, Im a little tired of playing bad guys. I long to do a comedy. But it was fun knocking Indiana Jones around.
writing play acting
Shakespeare doesn't really write subtext, you play the subtext.
thinking actors directors
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.
years cities california
It's a shame about California, and particularly about L.A., where they've demolished so many landmarks. It's a bit of a disease there, where if anything is over 30 years old, they sort of knock it down and replace it. It's a strange town, it's this sprawling suburb, and then there's a city, the old town.
kids fans comic
I wasn't ever a huge fan of comics. Just not one of those kids, you know?
growing-up anger class
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.