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.

Quote by Gary Oldman

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I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy...

I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy...

How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what...

How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what...

Interesting things come your way but as you get older, your lifestyle changes. I don't...

Interesting things come your way but as you get older, your lifestyle changes. I don't...

If one could have a wish, or an alternative life, I would've liked to have...

If one could have a wish, or an alternative life, I would've liked to have...

Your own barometer is all you have to go by, and often what makes a...

Your own barometer is all you have to go by, and often what makes a...

Growing up in a particular neighborhood, growing up in a working-class family, not having much...

Growing up in a particular neighborhood, growing up in a working-class family, not having much...

I wasn't ever a huge fan of comics. Just not one of those kids, you...

I wasn't ever a huge fan of comics. Just not one of those kids, you...

I had a guitar when I was 6 or 7, a plastic guitar with the...

I had a guitar when I was 6 or 7, a plastic guitar with the...

Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of...

Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of...

What's fascinating is that when you write a script, it's almost a stream of consciousness....

What's fascinating is that when you write a script, it's almost a stream of consciousness....

My big love was the Beatles. I was more into music.

My big love was the Beatles. I was more into music.

I have three kids who like Harry Potter so I was sort of aware of...

I have three kids who like Harry Potter so I was sort of aware of...

It's always hard when you're playing someone for a lot of people out there who...

It's always hard when you're playing someone for a lot of people out there who...

I'm not the best audience for that because I'm not a great science-fiction fan. I...

I'm not the best audience for that because I'm not a great science-fiction fan. I...

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

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

I never told my father I loved him before he died, and I have a...

I never told my father I loved him before he died, and I have a...

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

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

Well, I needed the work - that's the honest answer. I haven't worked for a...

Well, I needed the work - that's the honest answer. I haven't worked for a...

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.

People imagine that actors are being offered everything and you are not. So things come...

People imagine that actors are being offered everything and you are not. So things come...