You always hope that the cloak of inspiration will fall, and you'll be O.K.

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.

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

The building of America has had its fair share of mistakes, but it's a constitution that's the jewel of democracy, the envy of many, and it's the most generous nation in the world.

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

Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.

I like celluloid, I like film, I like the way that when a movie is projected it sort of breathes a little in the gate. That's the magic of it to me.