Gary Oldman Quotes


Your own barometer is all you have to go by, and often what makes a good director is knowing when not to say something. On occasions you can find yourself on a film set where the person who is wearing the director's hat is only trying to justify his position. - Gary Oldman


What's fascinating is that when you write a script, it's almost a stream of consciousness. You have an idea that it means something, but you're not always sure what. Then when you get on the set, the actors teach you. - Gary Oldman


We're given a code to live our lives by. We don't always follow it but it's still there. - Gary Oldman


Well, I needed the work - that's the honest answer. I haven't worked for a while, a couple of years. So I thought it would be nice to get back to work and earn some money. - Gary Oldman


We lived in a flat that you could pretty much fit in my current kitchen. No wonder people drink! I can't understand why they don't throw themselves off the balconies. - Gary Oldman


Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that. - Gary Oldman


There will always be spies. We have to have them. Without them we wouldn't have got Osama bin Laden - it took us years, but it happened. - Gary Oldman


Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men. - Gary Oldman


So Harry Potter came in and it is nice that I have kids of the right age. I took them to London and they walked around the set and met Harry Potter and that is thrilling. - Gary Oldman


Shakespeare doesn't really write subtext, you play the subtext. - Gary Oldman


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