Gary Oldman Quotes
I still don't have a publicist. If I'm in a film, you have an obligation to promote it, I'll do as much as I can.
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I read as much poetry as time allows and circumstance dictates: No heartache can pass without a little Dorothy Parker, no thunderstorm without W. H. Auden, no sleepless night without W. B. Yeats.
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If a political opponent has different approaches than mine, that doesn't make them a bad person. It means they have different backgrounds, experiences, and ideas.
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Today, not to take away from any of the present artists, but music has gotten a little shallow, in my opinion. Everybody's talking about the same thing: sex, money, clothes, cheating... I want to open up not necessarily better conversations, but, in my opinion, more important ones, and touch on things that are actually going on.
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I could sum up the future in one word, and that word is 'boring.' The future is going to be boring.
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The World Bank can only survive if it's spending money.
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My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.
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Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above: For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
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The first show I worked on was 'In Living Color.' I think 'The Daily Show' was the culmination of having that point of view - being able to look at this third rail in our society.
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I think if we go back and check our record, the Negro has proven beyond a doubt that we have been more than patient in seeking our rights as American citizens.
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I love to write.
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There is an idea of democracy produced by one-sided thinking.
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During my second draft pass on my last book I made 20,000 words happen in a week, which is practically supernatural for me, and it would never have been possible without three nights in a hotel in my own city.
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I went to law school with a plan of going back home and practicing law to support my farming, and Dad said, 'There's just not room here for us.' So I took off to practice law and got involved in some politics, and the rest just moved on forward.
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One of the great things about Sydney is that it has a great acceptance of everyone and everything. It's an incredibly tolerant city, a city with a huge multicultural basis.
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I don't prepare for anything very well. I am not a good actor. I don't read scripts.
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I want to try everything.
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Playing the priest on 'Oz' was a fantastic experience. I was very lucky.
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I have never worried about 'Frontline' becoming an old-fashioned news brand, because we never were.
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To be honest, I am very worried about the possibility of the U.K. leaving the E.U. But of course, like in the case of Catalonia, we have to respect the right to decide of the British people on a relationship that part of the Brits consider is not satisfying enough.
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I love India so much. It's sort of the most chaotic but also disciplined place at the same time. Every time I go there, I feel like I'm ready to rock and roll.
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I use music to focus, like an internal motor.
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If you're expecting an intellectual film, then you will be disappointed.
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Don't let's ask for the moon.We have the stars.
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I still don't have a publicist. If I'm in a film, you have an obligation to promote it, I'll do as much as I can.
