The thing a drama school can't give you is instinct. It can sharpen instinct but that can't be taught, and you have to have intuition. It's an essential ingredient. Gary Oldman More Quotes by Gary Oldman More Quotes From Gary Oldman Any actor who tells you that they have become the people they play, unless they’re clearly diagnosed as a schizophrenic, is bullshitting you. Gary Oldman actors play people 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 sunday eggs morning I enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud. Gary Oldman loud silence character 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 not-good-enough actors acting You choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Gary Oldman sock color character My passion and energy get mistaken for anger. Gary Oldman passion anger acting 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 drawing car children I had a guitar when I was 6 or 7, a plastic guitar with the Beatles' faces on it. It would be a collector's item now. It would fetch a hefty sum, I imagine. Gary Oldman fetch guitar would-be Reality TV to me is the museum of social decay. Gary Oldman decay museums reality We're given a code to live our lives by. We don't always follow it, but it's still there. Gary Oldman code-of-ethics given live-by 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 football beach children 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 dry-up behaviour actors 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 recovery inspirational children I like these calm little moments before the storm, it reminds me of Beethoven Gary Oldman calm storm littles 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. Gary Oldman recovery pride self-esteem It's always hard when you're playing someone for a lot of people out there who are going to see the movie after reading the books. There's a communion between a reader and the writer, so people will have an idea who Sirius Black is and I might not be everyone's idea of that. Gary Oldman reading book ideas 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 film directors hands 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 sides romantic people I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself. Gary Oldman playstation miracle kids You can play older than yourself. You can play younger than yourself up to a point, and then that just becomes impossible because you carry a weight with you that you can't shift, unless you have very boyish looks. Gary Oldman weight play looks
