Top 84 Quotes by Gary Oldman

About Gary Oldman

These are some quotes by English author Gary Oldman Actor, who was born on March 21, 1958.

But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.

But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.

Gary Oldman

Reality TV to me is the museum of social decay.

Reality TV to me is the museum of social decay.

Gary Oldman

I was brought up by my mother and my two sisters, although they're older than me and fled the nest very young, so I was technically raised as an only child, but I was very much loved.

I was brought up by my mother and my two sisters, although they're older than me and fled the nest very young, so I was technically raised as an only child, but I was very much loved.

Gary Oldman

I tend to read non-fiction.

I tend to read non-fiction.

Gary Oldman

I enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud.

I enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud.

Gary Oldman

People have an idea that one is in control of a career, a lot more than you really are. You can engineer things to an extent. But you are at the mercy of what comes in across the desk.

People have an idea that one is in control of a career, a lot more than you really are. You can engineer things to an extent. But you are at the mercy of what comes in across the desk.

Gary Oldman

I had what AA calls 'a convincer' - which made me realize that I couldn't do it any more. I went out drinking for about 70 hours here in London. At the end I knew I was done.

I had what AA calls 'a convincer' - which made me realize that I couldn't do it any more. I went out drinking for about 70 hours here in London. At the end I knew I was done.

Gary Oldman

I took a bit of a back seat, I had kids and I wanted to focus on them. There's that period in the late '90s, the early 2000s, where I didn't do a great deal.

I took a bit of a back seat, I had kids and I wanted to focus on them. There's that period in the late '90s, the early 2000s, where I didn't do a great deal.

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.

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

I drank for about 25 years getting over the loss of my father and I took the anger out on myself. I did a good job at beating myself up at sometimes. I don't drink anymore but my alcoholic head occasionally says different. 'Nil By Mouth' was a love letter to my father because I needed to resolve some issues in order to be able to forgive him.

Gary Oldman

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