Nil By Mouth was a bit autobiographical, but as I always pointed out at the time, thats not my dad. – Gary Oldman
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. – Gary Oldman
Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, youre really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour. – Gary Oldman
I have three kids who like Harry Potter so I was sort of aware of it. You cant really move from it: its on buses, in stores, its everywhere. One of my kids has read the books the other two are too small but they like the movies. – Gary Oldman