Gary Oldman Quotes
How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what film he wanted to make? I can count them on the fingers of one hand.
Quotes to Explore
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Although I grew up as a fan of the culture from the disco D.J. era as a young kid and hearing the beginnings of hip-hop, I'm hearing it all from another borough in Brooklyn.
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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
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I never feel insecure when there are two female leads.
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At 21 years old, I could produce 400 people like that.
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Music was a big outlet for me. Being able to play an instrument and sing was definitely a good way for me to escape things I was dealing with: family issues, growing up, being a kid and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life.
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I often get mistaken for Dumbledore. One wizard is very much like another.
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Born with blue spectacles, you would think the world was blue and never be conscious of the existence of the distorting glass.
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Fiction basically is a form of gossip where you want to enter other people's lives, the lives of people you don't know, and you want to know what's going to happen to them.
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Books are up against TV and movies and video games and a multimedia society that is so busy that people don't have contemplative time any more. I worry deeply about this. In fact, I worry about everything all the time. I used to be a punk. All I wanted to do was tear everything down, and that was so much easier.
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I try and find fun activities like mountain biking, hiking, or water sports for a workout rather than pushing weight in the gym.
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It is proper to ask for sorrow with Christ in sorrow, anguish with Christ in anguish, tears and deep grief because of the great affliction Christ endures for me.
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For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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It's always so difficult when you've left your kids to go to work every day - you want people to like it. I just agonise over it, but I'm obsessive because I love what I do.
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We have a world minus a whole lot of talent that has stepped out of contention for leadership, only because they don't want to seem too aggressive, too smart, unattractive, or too male.
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Everyone learns from their experiences.
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Once upon a time, I was very shy and you wouldn't even see me in a room. Then, when I was 16, I made the conscious decision to not be afraid of anything - this was about the time I picked up the bagpipes too - and my life pretty much changed forever.
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Asked to choose between money and fame, I'd choose the latter every time.
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I grew up in a small place and left it when I was quite young and entered the bigger world.
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A bride-to-be, Discreet and penitent, she presents herself to her parents in this guise.
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Image quality is not the product of a machine, but of the person who directs the machine, and there are no limits to imagination and expression.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what film he wanted to make? I can count them on the fingers of one hand.
