“I don’t bring the work home. That’s because I do the work up front. I prepare. Once you find the character and take it around the block a few times, the engine will always be warm. You just need to rev it up. You’re not turning the key cold. You can finish a day, leave it at work, go home, and help the kids with their homework.”

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The legendary Gary Oldman performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live

That’s called acting. You feel the emotion? Heh, I can do that. You can’t.

Photographed by Lionel Deluy

Gary Oldman by Deverill Weekes

Great to remember Heath at that moment. Wonderful to see Heath Ledger there.

I didn’t do drugs. It wasn’t my thing. But the drink was terrible. Today when I look back, it’s like I was another person. You could call it a coping mechanism, but that would be an excuse. I just drank too much.

Beautiful People → Gary Oldman
“I had this idea of myself as a shy, kind, sweet chap. I was working with Winona Ryder and she turned to me and said, “Fuck, man, you’re really intense!” I was so shocked, I went, “What do you mean? I’m not intense, I’m sweet!” My passion and energy get mistaken for anger.