I Drank For About 25 Years Getting

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.

As A Drama Student I Got Into Thirties And Forties Suits.

One Of My Career Ambitions Was Fulfilled Working With John [hurt]. I Loved His Work Long Before I Ever Had The Idea Of Being An Actor, So I Was Nervous To Meet Him. I Was Like A Fanboy, Like That Annoying Character On 'saturday Night Live'. I'm Sitting There. 'do You Remember When You Were In 'midnight Express'? Remember That Scene You Were In?' And He Doesn't Disappoint.

It's Funny: I'm A Lifelong Musician, But Because I Principally Play The Piano It's Been A Solitary Thing.