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
again bubble creative spoilt
When I directed, it was in a bubble, a creative bubble and I was very spoilt there. I'd like to do it again but it would have to be under my method.
follows social subject tackled tradition
The film follows very much in the tradition of social realism, because I wanted to see a subject like this tackled with honesty.
morning sunday eggs
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.
anger passion acting
My passion and energy get mistaken for anger.
football beach children
Being an actor is a good way to earn a living. And to meet fabulous people. It's great to live very comfortably. I've been lucky, I've had a lot of fun with great roles, but it is true that if I were extremely rich, I would stop and I would go to play football on a beach in the Caribbean with my children.
kids weekend want
I want my weekends off and I want to put my kids to bed. Those are good reasons to want to be in 'Batman 2'.
years police chicago
I went and lived in Chicago for a year , and I studied at the police academy.
world maps scripts
The script is your map of the world, isn't it? And if someone knows that if it's well-written, you get all of the beats, it will tell you everything you need to know.
code-of-ethics given live-by
We're given a code to live our lives by. We don't always follow it, but it's still there.
hands directors film
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.
jobs men ego
To be able to do this job in the first place you've got to have a bit of an ego.
party kids home
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.
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.
bigs
My big love was the Beatles. I was more into music.