Your own barometer is all you have to go by, and often what makes a good director is knowing when not to say something. On occasions you can find yourself on a film set where the person who is wearing… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
If one could have a wish, or an alternative life, I would've liked to have been John Lennon. — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
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,… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
Well, I needed the work - that's the honest answer. I haven't worked for a while, a couple of years. So I thought it… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
I want my weekends off and I want to put my kids to bed. Those are good reasons to want to be in 'Batman… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
I think filmmaking should be a wonderfully free collaborative process, and it so very rarely is. I often see directors as jailers of my… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
I had what AA calls 'a convincer' - which made me realize that I couldn't do it any more. I went out drinking for… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
You always hope that the cloak of inspiration will fall, and you'll be O.K. — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
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… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
I don't think Hollywood knows what to do with me. I would imagine that when it comes to romantic comedies, my name would be… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
I like a cheese and pickle. Nice cheese and pickle on a real old-fashioned bread. Ploughman's lunch. — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
There will always be spies. We have to have them. Without them we wouldn't have got Osama bin Laden - it took us years,… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
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… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm now part of a phenomenon. You… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
