You take what you know, and you put it through your own prism. If I play characters that break down or cry, it's Gary Oldman crying; it's not the character crying.

Political correctness has become a straightjacket.

I enjoy playing characters where the silence is loud.

I still don't have a publicist. If I'm in a film, you have an obligation to promote it, I'll do as much as I can.

The thing a drama school can't give you is instinct. It can sharpen instinct but that can't be taught, and you have to have intuition. It's an essential ingredient.

I'm not the best audience for that because I'm not a great science-fiction fan. I just never got off on space ships and space costumes, things like that.

My passion and energy get mistaken for anger.