Gary Oldman is impossible to steal a movie from. He's such a great actor, he's off the hook. I love him. - Kevin Bacon
I love him, too. That's why I'm extraordinary proud that I had the chance to meet him in person once.
The night we took the following picture Gary Oldman came to know that he was nominated for his first Oscar (Leading Role in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"). What a great moment to remember!
Now six years later he's nominated again. For his performance in "Darkest Hour" he was already awarded with a Golden Globe, so odds are pretty good this time.
Do you believe he will win the Oscar this year?
A snowy night in Berlin
It was on the 24th of January 2012 when I especially loved my job.
I was working for the German TV channel Tele 5 that was sponsoring a couple of international movie premiers in order to strengthen their brand image in the film industry. On the mentioned date the premier of the Hollywood movie "Tinker Tailor Solder Spy" was taking place in Berlin, and Tele 5 was on board again.
Lucky me, my boss sent me to the capital in order to supervise the event.
While it was heavily snowing outside, it got quite cozy inside the Kino International. Before the official part of the premier began, I got the unique chance to meet the leading actor himself personally.
Now after that great encounter I can say that besides being one of the best actors the world has ever seen, he's extraordinarily gentle and charming :-)
While we were posing for the cameras, his stuff informed us that he was just nominated for the Oscar for the very first time in his life. What a moment!
Exactly six years later Gary Oldman is nominated again for the Acadamy Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. Do you recognize him here?
Being good is not good enough
As in any other area of competition, wanting to be good at something is often not enough, or as Gary Oldman said once:
Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
You definitely have it, Gary!
Let's shoot for the moon, my fingers are crossed!
Gary Oldman in Leon: The Professional
Best, Marly -
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