I Like Celluloid, I Like Film, I

I Didn't Do Drugs. It Wasn't My Thing. But The Drink Was Terrible. Today When I Look Back, It's Like I Was Another Person. You Could Call It A Coping Mechanism, But That Would Be An Excuse. I Just Drank Too Much.

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.

You Choose Your Friends By Their Character And Your Socks By Their Color.

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 Have Three Kids Who Like Harry Potter So I Was Sort Of Aware Of It. You Can't Really Move From It: It's On Buses, In Stores, It's Everywhere. One Of My Kids Has Read The Books; The Other Two Are Too Small But They Like The Movies.