My Passion And Energy Get

I Was Never Really That Interested In The Punk Movement. I Was A Blues Guy: I Liked Motown, James Brown.

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.

It's A Shame About California, And Particularly About L.a., Where They've Demolished So Many Landmarks. It's A Bit Of A Disease There, Where If Anything Is Over 30 Years Old, They Sort Of Knock It Down And Replace It. It's A Strange Town, It's This Sprawling Suburb, And Then There's A City, The Old Town.

My Favorite Meal Would Have To Be Good Old-fashioned Eggs, Over Easy, With Bacon. Many Others, But You Can't Beat That On A Sunday Morning, Especially With A Cup Of Tea.

On Set I Keep Myself To Myself; I'd Rather The Director Speak Up. I'm Not Gonna Direct A Younger Actor. I Think The Power Of Example Works Best, Actually.