Quotes by Gary Oldman

“My passion and energy get mistaken for anger.”

“Were given a code to live our lives by. We dont always follow it, but its still there.”

“To be able to do this job in the first place youve got to have a bit of an ego.”

“To be honest, Im a little tired of playing bad guys. I long to do a comedy. But it was fun knocking Indiana Jones around.”

Any actor who tells you that they have become the people they play, unless they’re clearly diagnosed as a schizophrenic, is bullshitting you.

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

By the way, the Harry Potter series is literature, in spite of what some people might say. The way J.K. Rowling worked that world out is quite something.

What other people think of me is none of my business.

People who know me, they know I have a sense of humor, Im a bit of a joker, a bit of a clown really, and I would love someone to exploit that side of me and send me a romantic comedy.

Theres no handbook for parenting. So you walk a very fine line as a parent because you are civilizing these raw things. They will tip the coffee over and finger-paint on the table. At some point, you have to say, Were gonna have to clean that up because you dont paint with coffee on a table.

And of course Ive got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. Im now part of a phenomenon. You become incredibly cool to your kids, and you get a young fan base. So you became the cool dad at school. Youre suddenly hip.

I dont go to premieres. I dont go to parties. I dont covet the Oscar. I dont want any of that. I dont go out. I just have dinner at home every night with my kids. Being famous, thats a whole other career. And I havent got any energy for it.

I got obsessed with classical music, I got obsessed with Chopin, with playing the piano.

Growing up in a particular neighborhood, growing up in a working-class family, not having much money, all of those things fire you and can give you an edge, can give you an anger.

Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice.

Interesting things come your way but as you get older, your lifestyle changes. I dont want to travel; I dont want to be in a hotel room away from my family.

I was quiet, a loner. I was one of those children where, if you put me in a room and gave me some crayons and a pencils, you wouldnt hear from me for nine straight hours. And I was always drawing racing cars and rockets and spaceships and planes, things that were very fast that would take me away.

I dont think Hollywood knows what to do with me. I would imagine that when it comes to romantic comedies, my name would be pretty low down on the list.

I love the simple poetry of theater, where you can stand in a spotlight on a stage and wrap a coat around you, and say, It was 1860 and it was winter...

My passion and energy get mistaken for anger.