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I'm almost incapable of lying. I'd be a terrible spy.
Gary Oldman
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Gary Oldman
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: March 21
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Gary Leonard Oldman
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What other people think of me is none of my business.
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And of course I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm 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. You're suddenly hip.
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I'm still a member of the Empire! Although I sometimes feel like an American with a British accent - you get contaminated after so long.
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I know I'm pretty, but I ain't as pretty as a couple of titties.
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I'm rarely asked to play the smartest man in the room.
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I was never really that interested in the punk movement. I was a blues guy: I liked Motown, James Brown.
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Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.
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I was quiet, a loner. I was one of those children where, if you put me in a room and gave me some crayons and a pencils, you wouldn't hear from me for nine straight hours. And I was always drawing racing cars and rockets and spaceships and planes, things that were very fast that would take me away.
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People who know me , they know I have a sense of humor, I'm a bit of a joker, a bit of a clown really, and I would love someone to exploit that side of me and send me a romantic comedy.
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