Gary Oldman Quotes
I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself.
Quotes to Explore
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All history is defined by shifting modes of reality and time and how things change. That's what I love about cinema. It changes in the moment.
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No one has to learn to spell to talk, right? You see a little kid holding a conversation with an adult. He probably doesn't know the words he's saying, but he knows where to fit them to make what he's thinking logical to what you're saying.
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Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.
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In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.
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It's always about finding the right balance between answering some questions and raising new ones to keep your story going.
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I don't speak Spanish. I understand enough of it, having spent some time running Telemundo, and I put in a lot of time in Spain during the Barcelona Olympics. But I don't pretend to speak Spanish, and I don't want anyone to think that I can.
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Not all my work features black actors. I mean, it's funny: someone was reading back to me all the languages that have appeared in my films, whether they were shorts or features. They span Arabic, French, Mandarin, Cantonese - all kinds of languages. I think it's really cool.
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It's pretty simple, pretty obvious: that people's first impressions of people are really a big mistake.
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For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.
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It really is no different in the way that we make records and shoot music videos. I don't think of the movie as being a great leap out of my current profession.
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As with any moderately famous person, footballers are the source of much gossip. In fact, I'd go as far as to say they are targeted. The fun part as their partner is not knowing who, or what, to believe.
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Previously, young children had to be shown by their parents how to use a mouse or a remote, and the connection between what they were doing with their hand and what was happening on the screen took some time to grasp. But with the iPad, the connection is obvious, even to toddlers.
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In the beginning, I found it hard to give my songs away, but now I've realised it's exciting, and it's only making me better.
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I prefer to say that I am a beautiful person. But the addict is a horrible person.
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The best antidote to poverty remains simple - a paycheck. Policies like paid family leave, workplace flexibility and affordable quality childcare can make the difference for two-parent or single-parent working families who struggle to make ends meet.
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I wanted to be a writer first, and I struck out in the world to be a writer first, and then found stand-up as a more creative outlet, as a 3D way to be creative.
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I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.
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I sleep a lot on Sunday. It's really great.
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Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.
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Spaces I love to do - the uglier the better - tend to be really old, dated basements - especially from the '60s to the '80s. I love those.
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What I learned very quickly is that if you get it right in the first two or three takes, it's not going to get that much better.
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In his own time and in his own way, the Lord will bring about his miracles.
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We're just into toys, whether it's motorcycles or race cars or computers. I've got the Palm Pilot right here with me, I've got the world's smallest phone. Maybe it's just because I'm still a big little kid and I just love toys, you know?
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I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself.
