At 66, Gary Oldman is more active than ever. While he stars in the film Parthenope by Paolo Sorrentino, in competition this year at the Cannes Film Festival and screened this Tuesday, May 21, he is also showing in the series Slow horses, on Apple TV+. A childhood dream for the British actor, who deplores the fact that series have been snubbed by Hollywood for a very long time. This giant has granted us a interview, to be found in full in the new issue of Entrevue, currently on sale. Here's a taste...
What is the greatest moment of your career? The Oscar for best actor won just before your mother died?
She will have been waiting for this Oscar! She was almost 99 years old when she died. We were all having fun with my children at the table. She had a stroke. She was laughing and the next moment she was gone. She always said to me, "Oh, you're going to win an Oscar one day, honey, I know you're going to win an Oscar." I didn't believe it, but I told him: “You never know. One day, mom. » And I really think she held on. My mother waited until I won an Oscar to die. His mission was accomplished.
Is there a director that you preferred during your career?
Good production is knowing when not to say anything. There are directors who think they have to justify their position, and that's not good. I spent seven years with Chris Nolan and the three Batmans, and it was fantastic. Chris is not a great conversationalist on set. He leaves you alone. He expects you to do your job. He must have made two remarks to me in 7 years. It's a change from Olivier Stone shouting at me! (Laughs)
You mention Oliver Stone. Was Lee Harvey Oswald one of your most memorable roles?
Yes, it was one of my great experiences. There wasn't much out there about Lee Harvey Oswald. Oliver Stone gave me plane tickets and said, "Go to New Orleans, go to Dallas and find out who Oswald was." » I met people in New Orleans who knew Oswald and Jack Ruby, his killer. It was a bit like being sent out into the world as an investigator. Then the production did the most remarkable thing: we filmed at the police station and Jack Ruby shot me in the movie, the same place where Oswald was shot in real life. In the film, I am also handcuffed to the real inspector Oswald was handcuffed to...
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