Gary Oldman Quotes
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 actors like to go into make-up and then put their clothes on, but I like to dress first; that's my routine.
Quotes to Explore
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My favorite makeup look was for my 'Eyes Wide Open' video done by Torsten Witte. It was so dramatic and definitely captured the magic of the video.
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The whole gun debate needs to be infused with a discussion about manhood. It's frustrating to hear debates about gun rights vs. gun control, and yet very few people say what's hidden in plain sight: It's really a contest of meanings about manhood.
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I never thought 'Stairway to Heaven' was a long song. I loved how there was this part and then there was another part that was completely different.
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We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.
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Studies by several different researchers have shown that the number of lies we're told each day is anywhere from 20 - 200. To many, that will seem shockingly high. Yet it isn't, in light of humans being ill-suited to detect lies. The average human can detect a lie only 54% of the time.
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How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
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My dresses are for women of all different shapes and sizes. Actually, the one I tried on yesterday was the one Jennifer wore. And who'd have thought I'd be the same size as Jennifer Lopez!
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I can be very hard on myself, very demanding.
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In Hollywood they're getting younger, but believe me, it's not the food. It's the plastic surgery.
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I'm a warrior for the middle class.
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Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.
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Somebody gave me this drum machine and somebody else asked me to program something for a project. I really liked programming and I was really interested in using the drum machine.
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I hope somebody hits .400 soon. Then people can start pestering that guy with questions about the last guy to hit .400.
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There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.
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I usually have more than one thing I'm working on at once - I've been working on three different novels. When I get stuck on one, I hop back and forth.
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Fair treatment of human beings and animals in many different realms strikes a chord with me.
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I always wanted to be a comedic actor - that's what I wanted from the job - to do comedy and to create my own comedy. But I still love doing stand-up and will probably be doing it forever. I'd love to be an old guy who can't really walk, can't really stand-up, and I have to sit on the stool and tell jokes.
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The familiar trope of the woman in peril doesn't really interest me.
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People listen to The Beatles, but while they were muscially influential, they weren't culturally influential in quite the same way. You can go into the back of beyond in a little Indian village, and they will listen to Bob Marley. But they're not going to be listening to The Beatles or The Rolling Stones.
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I wish we all would get up and go into the labs and take the animals out or burn them down.
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I tried to minimize exposure to technology before two. After that, I've taught the kids to use devices in moderation. It's important for them to learn how to control their behaviour themselves. Simply restricting access makes them want it more.
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If I walked into a restaurant, the other diners would look around and say, 'I hope you're not cooking.'
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I came up in a family oriented towards the sick, so I always felt an obligation for doing something.
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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 actors like to go into make-up and then put their clothes on, but I like to dress first; that's my routine.
