168 Quotes by Gary Oldman

When you play a character that is so emotionally closed there are times when you ask yourself if you are doing enough and if it's reading. That is where you have a director, who is the barometer of what you are doing.

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.

I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy - that is a miracle in itself.

How do you remember all those lines? By forgetting everything else.

The industry has changed. Two years ago I could tell a company I've got Russell Crowe and that would get the film made. Now they'd ask 'And who's the girl?' Just one famous face isn't enough any more.

I tend to read non-fiction.

To be able to do this job in the first place you've got to have a bit of an ego.

I have three kids who like Harry Potter so I was sort of aware of it. You can’t really move from it: it’s on buses, in stores, it’s everywhere. One of my kids has read the books; the other two are too small but they like the movies.

I like these calm little moments before the storm, it reminds me of Beethoven.