Gary Oldman in ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’.Photo:Everett Collection
Everett Collection
After telling Horowitz, “I think my work is mediocre in it,” the Oscar winner said he believes he could have performed the role “differently.”
Oldman’s approach may have been different if he had readJ.K. Rowling’s original books before starring in the films, as his late costar,Alan Rickman, said.
“Maybe if I had read the books like Alan, if I had got ahead of the curve, if I had known what’s coming, I honestly think I would have played it differently," Oldman said on the podcast.
The actor joined the franchise as Sirius Black in 2004’sHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanand reprised the role inHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. He also had a cameo in the franchise’s final film,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Gary Oldman and Daniel Radcliffe in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”.Everett Collection
Oldman said he typically critiques his past performances.
“It’s like anything, if I sat and watched myself in something and said, ‘My god, I’m amazing,’ that would be a very sad day,” explained Oldman. “Because you want to make the next thing better.”
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While the actor isn’t a fan of his performance, he recently shared how appreciative he is of the franchise.
Earlier this month, Oldman toldDrew Barrymorein aninterviewon hereponymous talk showthat theHarry Potterfranchise andChristopher Nolan’sDark Knighttrilogy helped his personal life.
Oldman explained to Barrymore, 48, that he had turned down opportunities in order to spend time with his children — Alfie, 35, Charlie John, 24, and Gulliver Flynn, 26 — after becoming a single father in 2000.
Gary Oldman on May 14, 2023 in London, England.Joe Maher/Getty
Joe Maher/Getty
“Thank God forHarry Potter. I tell you, the two —BatmanandHarry Potter— really, they saved me, because it meant that I could do the least amount of work for the most amount of money and then be home with the kids,” Oldman told Barrymore.
“At 42 years old, I woke up divorced and I had custody of these boys and so that, in itself, was… That was hard because there was a shift in the industry where a lot of productions were being [filmed in] — it was Hungary, Budapest, Prague, Australia, you know, all of these places," he continued.
Oldman said he took round trips between theDark Knighttrilogy films production in London and his home in Los Angeles 27 times in order to spend time with his children.
source: people.com
