He’s one of the most famous actors of recent decades, but even Gary Oldman has had his own struggles over the years, including his own perception of his own work.
Earlier this year, Oldman appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show” and revealed that his roles as Sirius Black in the “Harry Potter” series and Jim Gordon in the “Dark Knight” trilogy have taken over both his career and personal life. He became a hot topic when he said, “I saved him.” time.
That being said, he doesn’t have much praise for his work in the ‘Harry Potter’ films, calling his work in those films ‘mediocre’.
The actor, who first appeared in 2004’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and continued to play the role in two subsequent films, gave an interview. happy sad confused As he explained on the podcast:
“I think my work is mediocre in that respect. No, it is. If I read like Alan [Rickman]If I had been ahead of the curve, if I had known what was going to happen, I honestly think I would have played differently. ”
One reason for this is that Oldman is a harsh judge of his own talent, saying he rarely receives praise for himself and thinks that’s a good thing.
“Like anything, if you sit there and you look at yourself doing something and you go, ‘Oh my God, I’m amazing,’ that’s going to be a very sad day, because you’re going to want to do something better than the next thing.” Because I want to do well.”
Oldman also said that the most difficult scene to shoot in the three Harry Potter movies was not a big emotional moment, but rather the scene in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, when he was lying face down by a lake. He revealed that it was a scene where he was
“In one of the Harry Potter works, there was a place where there was like a frozen lake. And I was like dead, my soul was leaving my body, and I didn’t do anything, day in and day out, for a week. had to lie there.
Even though you’re not doing anything, you have to say, “Hey, someone, I think my kidneys are a little cold, can someone please tell me?” Then place a small hot water bottle under you and you just lie there.
And on the third day, you say, “My neck hurts and I’m dying,” and they put a little pillow under you. Yeah, the hardest thing I had to do was lie next to a frozen lake. ”
Roles in both “Azkaban” and “Batman Begins” led to a resurgence in his career, with roles in the “Call of Duty” game series, “The Book of Eli,” “Kung Fu Panda 2” and “Tinker Tailor: Soldier Spy.” ”.
