Gary Oldman Quotes
I want my weekends off and I want to put my kids to bed. Those are good reasons to want to be in 'Batman 2'.
Quotes to Explore
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On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.
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I got no hate in me.
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Among my generation, there was a purist position that any contact with electoral politics was an unforgiveable compromise.
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If I can help and influence girls who are going through body-image issues then I think that's amazing.
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People say I design architectural icons. If I design a building and it becomes an icon, that's ok.
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For the most part, it's a very male-dominated business. Most executives are male, so it's always sort of their vision of stuff. I'm constantly fighting against that, even when I play the wife or the girlfriend or the best friend. I always try my hardest to bring as much layering in and not make things stereotypical, but it's hard.
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The questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do.
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Investing in gold is one of the wisest decisions that you can make as an investor.
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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
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I was at 260 at Tennessee because I was playing three-technique.
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Whenever I have a bad day I just think of these people.
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I've always been attracted to action stuff.
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I'm a real romantic.
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I'm incredibly neurotic and a control freak. I like the thought that if there's going to be anyone to blame it's going to be me.
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I have been fortunate to be able to have a career playing comedy and drama. And it's awfully hard - it's like apples and pears to compare the two.
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If you can turn your wants into your needs, you can do anything.
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I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.
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My life is gardening, cleaning around the house and power washing.
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It's better when you don't understand the words in music. Because when you don't understand the words, you have to listen to what somebody means, not what they're saying. And if they mean it.
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I know people who have been without a home for ages, and lots of my friends are sofa surfing because they are in between jobs or saving for degrees and other studies - paying £500 rent every month is just not feasible for them.
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I'm not sure where I'm from! I was born in London. My father's from Ghana but lives in Saudi Arabia. My mother's Nigerian but lives in Ghana. I grew up in Boston.
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I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.
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Cinema at its best can express something of the pure irreducible fact of things.
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I want my weekends off and I want to put my kids to bed. Those are good reasons to want to be in 'Batman 2'.
