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Discover the thoughtful and inspirational Quotes of Gary Oldman, a philosopher and author. Our collection of his most impactful quotes reflects his deep understanding of language, philosophy, and history.
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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.

– Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

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.

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At 23 it was all about acting. Today it’s getting my kids to school, making sure that they’ve done their homework. I’m in my fifties, and I’m turning into a square.

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I’m still a member of the Empire! Although I sometimes feel like an American with a British accent – you get contaminated after so long.

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Gary Oldman

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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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.

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Gary Oldman

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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Gary Oldman

There will always be spies. We have to have them. Without them we wouldn’t have got Osama bin Laden – it took us years, but it happened.

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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.

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Gary Oldman

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’.

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

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Gary Oldman

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.

– Gary Oldman

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