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Actor Quotes by 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.
- 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…
- People imagine that actors are being offered everything and you are not. So things come in and sometimes there are things that I want and…
- 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…
- Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
- 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…
- And costume is so important for an actor. It absolutely helps to get into character; it's the closest thing to you, it touches you. Some…
- 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,…
- That's what sets apart one actor from another, and that you can't teach. You can't give someone that. When you're working, putting a character together,…
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