Gary Oldman Quotes
You take what you know, and you put it through your own prism. If I play characters that break down or cry, it's Gary Oldman crying; it's not the character crying.
Quotes to Explore
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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I'm not a character like Rapunzel or Cinderella; my story looks like any other.
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I cannot turn down this incredible honor twice.
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Whatever you have a passion for, then you must do. If you want to write, write about something you know about.
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One thing I hear a lot is, 'Dude, my mom loves your record,' or 'I got it for my dad for Christmas.' I'm essentially doing dad rock. Which is great, because I love Steely Dan, you know? Nothing wrong with dad rock!
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I think I'm developing a kind of subconscious loathing of the word 'franchise.' I just think of something that's packaged, something you can buy on a shelf and is immediately disposable. I don't know. It's a really weird word for me.
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This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in the story, I'll fill in the blanks.
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I don't talk about success. I don't know what it is. Wait until I'm dead.
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Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.
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Things are never perfect, so I never get too high about things, or get too down about things anymore.
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There are a lot of actors who will sit here and talk to you about characters - 'He does this, and she's a really interesting character because she does this.' I'm not like that at all. I'm not an actory actor.
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Money is always on its way somewhere. What you do with it while it is in your keeping and the direction you send it in say much about you. Your treatment of and respect for money, how you make it, and how you spend it, reflect your character.
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Music, first of all, is completely about abstraction, which is exactly what architecture is not. In a way, it has been incredibly constructive to know what true abstraction is. So you don't fall into the trap of thinking that what you do is abstract.
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Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
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At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
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The things shamans deal with are extremely practical. They break down parameters of normal historical reality. Magical passes are just one aspect of that.
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I enjoy a character who sticks to her guns, who's always challenging herself. That's something I can relate to.
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I think a lot of people think I'm doing kind of a character onstage, but what you're really getting is just me.
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I was always interested in the arts as a child - drawing, painting, and piano - but acting became a favourite. I was a major theatre geek in high school - if I wasn't in the drama room at lunch rehearsing, I'd be in the art room finishing up some type of project.
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They kept me in short pants as long as they could, until they were shaving the hair on my legs because it was beginning to photograph.
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And don't forget, a prisoner's wife must always think good thoughts.
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They don't know you're secretly a badass?
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You take what you know, and you put it through your own prism. If I play characters that break down or cry, it's Gary Oldman crying; it's not the character crying.
