Gary Oldman Quotes, Thoughts and images

Whatever you do, do it completely. Don't do it half-arsed. Do it more than anybody else would.

I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.

The art of survival is a story that never ends.

It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.

You have to treat yourself like a mushroom to some degree, in order to keep on discovering things.

I do like taking stuff seriously that a lot of people look at as nonsense. I enjoy the insanity of that. And I like the commitment that is needed for that.

I have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn't have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living.

I don't personally look to my own life experiences for answers about how to play a scene.

I never want to feel that I'm playing it safe.

The only thing that I'm obsessed with is sleeping, and actually, it is more than an obsession, it is a pleasure.

I would have been very happy just cruising around and enjoying the unexpected. I've never been ambitious.

I like being responsible for myself

It was a great honor to be called a mo-fo by Sam Jackson.

I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.

I have a fear of being boring.

Were all conning ourselves, one way or another, just to get through life.

I feel like I'm pretty good but I don't like to toot my own horn, you know. I want to let the work speak for itself and kind of move on to the next thing.

And I not only inherited an aversion to the nine-to-five routine, but the sense from my parents that being bored and boring is the worst thing that you can be.

I think it's important when you're acting to be as relaxed as possible even if you're doing something intense. You're basically in a state of dynamic relaxation.