Role recall: Gary Oldman on his most iconic roles
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- Опубликовано: 15 апр 2016
- Sid and Nancy, JFK, Dracula, True Romance, The Fifth Element, Harry Potter, Batman - The Dark Knight, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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And no Leon? Thats criminal.
my thoughts exactly. with some of his best lines
"I like these calm little moments before the storm..."
Steve Sharples Well it's official... Yahoo doesn't like Mozart.
Steve Sharples he was scary as Clarence Boddicker in Robocop imo
It's not that great
His performance is legendary in it, whatever you think of the film.
Tony Scott: "Look he's a white guy who thinks he's black, and he's a pimp."
Gary Oldman: "I'll do it."
Fucking legend.
Gary Oldman as 'Drexl Spivey' is one of his top favorite characters! He accepted to part on hearing " "you play a white guy who thinks he's a black pimp. " I'll do it!" I keep replying that part over and over.
This story has been told many times and is still funny
He said the same thing an interview in the 90s for the movie too lol
His performance as Drexl in True Romance, although short, is one of the best performances by an actor.
I loved that too
Oldman is one of those rare actors that's never full of himself and realizes movies are what they are for the most part, just a job. One that he happens to be very very good at but he knows at the end of the film he's still just Gary Oldman, playing someone else. One of the truly great character actors of his generation.
I agree. When he thanked America for giving him "livelihood" at the Oscars, I was kinda taken aback because you seldom see that kind of humbleness in Hollywood stars. He loves his job, excels at it, enjoys it and is grateful for it. Down-to-earth and awesome guy.
It's refreshing, now they think they're over there curing major diseases
His ability to work just sink his soul into literally any role, no matter how dumb or how much he hates it, he is gives it his all and brings us absolutely legendary performances.
I couldn’t have said it better 👌🏼
I find it fascinating how so many great actors have completely different approaches to playing a character on the one hand you have someone like Daniel Day Lewis who never breaks character even when he’s not shooting and on the other you’ve got Gary Oldman whose just Gary playing a character but they’re both amazing.
This dude only recieved 1 Oscar nomination for what wasn't even his best performance. That is proof that the Oscars are broken.
I think Smiley WAS hands down his best performance. He carried the whole movie by just being quietly menacing with the slightest eye movements and subtlest nuances in his voice. it was mind-blowing. Far more difficult than other crazy psycho villain / famous historical figure roles which are, at the end of the day, not that hard to pull off for an actor of his chameleon skills.
Well he’s now an Oscar winner!
The upshot is he finally won an Oscar, for his incredible performance as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. The downside is this should be like his 5th or 6th Oscar win and should have had multiple Oscar nominations going back to the 1980s. Oldman should’ve won for Tinker Tailer, but The Artist seemed to be the favorite that year. That is if we thought the Academy Awards were truly honoring the best in film every year.
You have to campaign in order to be nominated for an Oscar, like running for office. It's self driven. I don't think Oldman really cared too much about it back in the day. Now that actors are like 'brands' and surrounded by yes men, their people campaign for them and so everyone is nominated for anything these days it seems.
@@LittleB2007 Possibly the best acting performance on film ever.
This guy literally disappears into every role he plays.
When I went through his Filmography, I realized that there were several movies I've seen where he's in it, but I didn't even recognize him. That's how good he is.
i like that he's unimpressed by everything.
He’s boring with no personality
@@chuckthamuthafukiennorris9623 looks like you know him well..
Some of the most memorable performances in cinema history but if he stopped you on the street and asked for the time I doubt you'd recognise him. Extraordinary acting talent.
@@chuckthamuthafukiennorris9623 WTF!!!!! SHAME ON YOU...
He's got style
His performance in Leon The Professional was truly ICONIC!
I forget. What was his response in that movie when his deputy asked if he really wanted 'everyone' to come down to make the arrest?
It was great but his performance in State of Grace was better
This and "DRACULA" are good for Oscar.
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I've watched it a few days ago and I didn't even realize it was him until I saw the credits. Weird to think about, since he didn't even wear any make-up or nothing.
@@DexterHaven EVERYYYYYYOOOONNNNNNEEEEEEEE !
When people ask me "what's an actor?" I just direct them to Gary Oldman. That's an actor.
I agree. For "actress", I'd say Meryl Streep.
who the fuck doesn't know what an actor is?
When people ask me, "What's an example of someone fabricating a bullshit comment in a desperate hope for likes in the RUclips comments section?" I just direct them to you.
No one has ever asked you that. Ever.
@@WARTV-dn5fk
Daniel stop being a twat-face! with this other fella, I believe he was speaking figuratively not literally.
"It's a white guy who thinks he's black and he's a pimp."
"I'll do it."
ROFL
Actually he IS black
Sirius Black
He must've thought it was white boy day.
Bahahahahahahahah!
I know I’m pretty, but I ain’t as pretty as a couple of titties.
@@NickMcRyan we got everything here from a little eyed Joe to damned if know.
Gary should have won an Oscar for playing Dracula. He was amazing
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His Scene in True Romance is unbelievable.
Drexl Spivey one of all time great movie characters
hes so good in everything. it makes me want to download every one of his films and watch them. even stupid a ss fifth element.
Drexel was the GREATEST BLACK PIMP in Cinema HISTORY..... NOT debatable....
I definitely wanted to hear more about Drexl. That was awesome acting.
The second time I saw True Romance I saw Gary Oldman in the credits and was like "huh, he played Drexl ... are you kidding me". I just didn't recognise him cause I just saw the role. That's how good of an actor he is.
His performance as Norman Stansfield in Leon is one for the history books. Absolutely outstanding performance
'Today, there's no rehearsal'
Jesus, that's the saddest thing I've ever heard an actor say.
Chazbot you can tell he looks disappointed on Hollywood does movies now.
you can tell there's no rehearsal in new movies. That's why they suck. The actors feel fake. The scenes don't feel genuine.
I was shocked when I heard that. There have always been actors who don't like rehearsal and prefer to act in the moment, but I thought they were the exceptions. Watch old Inside the Actor's Studios interviews. A lot of the featured actors love to rehearse.
@@bandawhat33 also most of the scripts are shit. There's no quotables in movies anymore.
@@dharmapunk777 You got that right
It is literally impossible to pick 1 favorite Gary Oldman role. He never dissapoints or fails to leave an impression.
Well, prick up your ears wasn't impressive...
For me, that would have to be Bram Stoker's Dracula and The Scarlet Letter
Me : Huh they missed Leon, did anybody else notice
Answer: EVERYONE
EVERYONE waited for that .
I was also waiting for his portrayal of Beethoven in "Immortal Beloved."
Criminal.
I've crossed oceans of time to thank you for this comment.
what do you mean 'everyone'?
How does this man not have more Oscars. He is hand to heart one of the single greatest actors of all times
When Tom Hardy says Gary is his fave actor, then you have to take notice. Brilliant actor.
I consider Tom to be the new Gary Oldman.
Why?
@@josephcarl4167 :) exactly. If you need Tom Hardy to tell you how great the greatest actor in film is than you may need to catch up on your film education lol.
@@josephcarl4167 I think Hardy can disappear into roles and characters too. I don't know if he'll ultimately prove to be quite as good as Oldman, but Hardy is super talented.
Tom Hardy is so overrated
Gary Oldman is one of my favorite all time actors. That guy can act anything
He's such a great actor that it's almost scary. It's crazy to witness his unbelievable range.
I truly believe actors like Gary do not realise just how great they really are.
It’s incredible how he just does these roles and doesn’t even really need to prep for them
"Mark my words comrade, one day, things will change"
- *Victor Reznov* *1943*
I completely fell in love with Gary Oldman after watching Immortal Beloved. And yes - they missed his incredible performance in Leon too ..
I have crossed oceans of time to find you .... my favourite Dracula 🧛♂️ ❤️
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Drexl was a stunning performance, some of the best acting ive ever seen
"Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy" was an excellent movie, I'm glad to hear he liked making that one.
It's so sad reading the comments. There are so few people that appreciate "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy". Gary Oldman's George Smiley is a perfect performance. I really can't understand how everyone can forget about this movie.
It's so nice to see how much he loves that role because he did it in an understated way. He even did an audio commentary for the BluRay and you could hear him beeming.
I can’t imagine a world without Gary Oldman.
me too 🖤
Loved him as Zorg in the Fifth Element, so classic
Gary Oldman as Jackie Flannery in State Of Grace was my favorite.
This guy's full potential hasn't been tapped in a long time.
His performance in Leon: The Professional was truly ICONIC!
I love how he's so open about the films he doesn't like.
One of the greatest actors of all time, his diversity in his characters are unbelievable
I can't believe he doesn't like 5th Element. His role in that movie is * * * *ing amazing.
And the *5th Element* itself is one of the greatest SF movies of all times.
The fact he hated the movie was in fact perfect considering his character was working to destroy the universe. His contempt showed.
I know right! Zorg is probably one of my favorite villains.
Hands Down my favorite actor, this dude can do anything. State of Grace was an awesome underrated movie.
Gary Oldman is one of my favorite actors, humble, professional, and iconic.
I adore this man so darn much, he's such an inspiration to me. But the moment Sirius Black appeared on the screen with 'Enough talk Remus, c'mon lets kill him!' my heart skipped a beat! I love Sirius Black so much and if it wasn't for that role I wouldn't have known the genius of Gary Oldman so I'll always have a mega soft spot for Sirius.
After your sharing that very personal memory I have to tell you that I had directly opposite experience. If it wasn`t Gary Oldman I wouldnt have gone to the movie theatre for the Prisoner of Azkaban and I wouldnt have discovered a whole world of Harry Potter. Cause I lived so far away from England or english speaking counries that I missed all the hype about those books. But Gary Oldman on the other hand was always a big deal to me. God bless him
THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING SIRIUS BLACK! THATS THE ONLY REASON WHY I CAME TO WATCH THIS VID! MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE ASKING WHERES LEON?!?! I LOVE SIRIUS SOOOOOOO MUCH
Have you ever seen the contender
Same here.
@Professor Dumbledore thank you
4:33 his laugh is so warm and contagious 😊 he’s such amazing actor i swear i love all his roles !
Tinker Tailor is definitely underrated.
Many of you mention his overlooked role in 'Leon:the Proffesional' which was one of his great performances, but another one most people forget about or haven't really seen is a 1990 movie called "State of Grace" with Sean Penn. Oldman gives a fantastic performance in that movie as well. he makes for a great 'bad guy'
fsffsa5325324 You're a special kind of idiot
Pete his best role ever was as an estate agent. A mr Clive Bisle........BEXI !!! BEXI!!!!
Gary himself said on 'The south bank show' years ago that his performance in State of Grace was in his opinion,his best.
That was epic, I loved Jackie ♥
Agreed. Him as Jackie was the first Id really seen of him as a kid. I always show State of Grace when I want people to see him at his best.
The range of his acting abilities is unfucking believable.
He never disappointed me! So many of his roles that I would classify as great. In fact, it's kind of scary how many times he just nailed it.
State of Grace. Amazing performance by Gary Oldman. Love that film. Came out the same year as Goodfellas and got overshadowed but it's still a great film.
State Of Grace. My favourite Gary Oldman performance and one of my favourite films of all time. It’s a classic.
By far the best actor of this generation. When he plays a role, he truly becomes the character. You forget that you are watching Gary Oldman and just see the character. How he doesn't have an Oscar is beyond me. Far too many actors with Oscars that are just playing caricatures of themselves.
It's kinda ironic that someone who has built his incredible career by making people forget he's British finally won the heart of Academy members by playing the quintessential British icon
3:12 His reaction to hearing The Fifth Element is considered a cult classic always makes me laugh
I don't think he likes it. He laughed about when asked about the finished product
I LOVE this man's work. I just have to disagree with him on SID AND NANCY. Yes, Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungeon were a mess, but Gary's performance as Sid is brilliant.
My opinion of the movie as a whole is mixed, but he was great in it. I totally understand his disinterest in looking back at work he did decades ago, though. To him he probably just sees a much less experienced and inferior version of himself now.
God I love Gary Oldman and his work. He’s been consistently fantastic for years. Him and Stephen graham.
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Dracula , I can watch gary all day long .. He is legend
«Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead» one of his finest, but no mention.
Hardly anyone even k ows the movie, even though it is timeless and in my eyes the best Hamlet interpretation by far.
Air Force One. That's right, I said it.
You shouldn't have.
@@DunmoresMovieMania hush nyg
Gary Oldman is one of the best actors and is completely underrated. I couldn't tell you half the movie he's been in because he is so often unrecognizable.
"women want him and men want to be him!" :)
State of Grace my favorite role he did.
One of the most humble, honest and down to earth actors in the world....I'm surprised he got to this age with the his own issues through life. Others would have left us by now. Watch the making of Dracula and see how much he puts into his roles. And how he gets to an emotional state in scenes. Simply amazing
I love watching Gary Oldman since I saw him in Rosencrantz and Guilden stern are dead. And I just love his honesty in this interview
they didn't ask him about Leon ? ... for shame!!!
precisely - my favourite role of his
came here specifically for that
@@barrycarroll4526
They didn’t ask him about The Firm either 🤬 wtf is going on here
EVERYONE!!!
Gary Oldman, Zorg hands down was your greatest character you ever played. Embrace the madness that is Zorg.
I agree. I still can't believe he didn't like the movie.
An actor who makes acting look easy. Lovely to watch in everything.
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Love him and love his work, for me 'Tinker Tailor' is the best.... Such an engrossing movie, love popping it in the DVD on a rainy day.....
Absolutely loved him in Leon, Immortal beloved, Dracoula, and Darkest hour. Gary is simply unique and iconic!
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, is one of those slow burns. I think I loved that movie the most out of all the others, although I'm a sucker for slow burns, namely Solaris, and No Country for Oldmen. A film that moves along so slowly, almost like molasses. i cry inside every time i'm reminded that I never got to see Star Trek The Motion Picture in Theaters.
"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" is one of my favorite movies. I'm most impressed by Gary Oldman's George Smiley performance. I have read John le Carre's books, and Oldman is George Smiley.
@@martyemmons1859 It's the role I've seen him most proud of, he loves his understated performances more. Even did an audio commentary for the BluRay.
I love Sid and Nancy. I watched that and Dracula back to back on my VHS. I still have them.
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In my opinion, Gary Oldman is one of the all-time greats. This piece should have been much longer, and included a number of other roles in addition to the ones he touched on.
State of Grace" as Jackie"....His best role ever..No mention?
rick grimes Agreed
AGREED fellas
No Beethoven? Immortal Beloved was great!
Michael Macbeth I agree I’m in love with that movie
every role he had was great
he make remarkable even the most "forgettable" ones
The movie was very inaccurate as a story which ruined it, but he was INCREDIBLE as Beethoven, I loved him! No one could have portrayed the composer better.
@@klavdiya9821 Yeah it was innacurate because no one really can make a good biography from a life of a composer that born in 1770 so yeah but i agree the fact that his acting is beyond the cloud on the sky
Exactly my thought!! The scene where he describes the carriage being broken down... Oh man, that scene to this day is still the best visualization of the power of music
Tinker, Tailor is the last of the great British spy films. One of my favorites to watch on a rainy weekend.
Guy is amazing, one of the only actors that I will watch anything he is in
"Love Never Dies" (Bram Stocker's Dracula). Great Oldman!!!!!
This guy could possibly be the best actor ever, Drexel is my favorite character that he has done.
One of the best actors of this generation. He is simply excellent in every role he does.
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Gary Oldman is definitely one of the best actors of our time, he can cover an endless array of different roles and be intense enough, but not too much, weird enough, but not too much, and always, absolutely always, believable.
One of the greatest actors of our time.
Tellin it like it is! I love Gary
This man is too good for the Oscar. A true natural. A supremely gifted actor who becomes his roles. And, he has that "just a workin' bloke" thing that makes his achievements all the more impressive.
Gary Oldman was awesome in The Fifth Element!!!
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I wish he would've talked about Drexl as much as he talked about Oswald. I'd say Gary's performance of Drexl is easily top 5 all time in the history of cinema.
Also in my top 5 of all time Drexl performances, or top 10 at least
This is such a cool to see. I've actually been a fan of his since before I even saw him in a movie, lol. That's because I started bingeing movie review books when I was a preteen, and I noticed an actor named Gary Oldman who always got amazing reviews. In my late teens I finally got to start watching his films, starting with True Romance. And it was like a dream come true when he played my favorite Harry Potter character, Sirius Black.
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No words to describe the genius of Gary Oldman....no words.
Missing 'State of Grace' and 'The Firm' but otherwise pretty much sums up his fantastic work
The Professional, baby!
STATE of GRACE was awesome
I
Fuckin Awesome!!!
My favorite movie of all time because of Gary Oldman
Cant believe they did not mention Jackie Flannery , from State of Grace... One of the best and most accurate Character performances of all time ... and what made me a HUGE FAN of Gary Oldman, when no one had hardly heard of him yet .. This man is one of the BEST Actors of our Time .. and since DDL retired, possibly THE Best Living Actor ..Each character so completely different .. I am such a Huge Fan I cant even put it in words ..
And his sense of humour!!! OMG he is lovely and such a talented actor - to what seems like a walk in the park to him.
Hands down, my favorite actor... Sad they didn't talk about STATE OF GRACE he killed it in that movie.... To kill a movie not using your accent is next level
1. Where's Norman Stansfield?
2. I love this guy. One of the best actors ever.
Loved him in The Professional. Can't believe it wasn't mentioned.
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Jackie in State of Grace was great too. Great movie also but I guess we’d be here all day if they did all of his roles
His actual voice is the only thing I've never heard him do in a film.
Try Rosencrantz and Guilden stern are dead
No State of Grace ?
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with Gary Oldman is one of my favorite films. What he does in the beginning of that film without saying a word is superb.
Gary has an uncanny way of getting in to character. Not an easy feat. Superb. Magic.
I have loved him ever since I saw him and Tim Roth (also love) in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (sp) when they were both just puppies
Isn't that the most wonderful movie? I dragged all my friends in the theatres when it was running, wayback then.
How Jackie Flannery isn't included is mystifying. The best of all his roles.
Beautiful voice!
gary oldman's costume in Sirius Black look very cool
wish they asked him about rosencrantz i really like that character
Where's 'State Of Grace'? Oldman's finest hour IMO
"Sid and Nancy" is one the greatest films ever made, Oldman nailed it, one of thee best acted role ever...He became Sid.
He’s been my favorite actor since I was 16 years old and that was almost 30 years ago. In fact I’ve seen every movie that he’s been in just because he’s in it and he’s never disappointed me.
agree. well put