Gary Oldman aka Sirius Black calls his performance in the Harry Potter films 'mediocre'
Gary Oldman, famous for his portrayal of Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, opened up about his work experience and called his performance 'mediocre.'
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Gary Oldman, famous for his portrayal of Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, opened up about his experience in the magical world of Hogwarts. In a recent exclusive podcast interview on Happy Sad Confused, Oldman revealed a surprising inner struggle regarding his performance. The 65-year-old actor, who has clinched Oscars for his exceptional roles in Darkest Hour (2018) and Mank (2020), expressed self-doubt about his work in the Harry Potter films.
What did Gary Oldman say about his work?
During the interview, Gary Oldman candidly admitted, "I think my work is mediocre in it. No, I do. Maybe if I had read the books like Alan, if I had gotten ahead of the curve, if I had known what's coming, I honestly think I would have played it differently."
"I will tell you what it is. 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, because you want to make the next thing better," he further added.
Oldman continued, "It’s so subjective. It’s such a personal thing that you’re looking at that other people are not seeing. … It’s not to disrespect someone who says to me, ‘Oh, I really love you in that movie,’ and I’m thinking, ‘I’m terrible in that movie. What are they talking about?’ It’s not that. It’s [that] they’re seeing something else."
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Did the Harry Potter films save Gary Oldman?
Earlier this month, Oldman shared on The Drew Barrymore Show that his roles in Harry Potter films, along with the Dark Knight movies, actually "saved" him when he became a single father. For the unversed, the actor essayed the role of Commissioner Gordon in Christopher Nolan’s trilogy.
"At 42 years old, I woke up, you know, sort of divorced and I had custody of these boys," he said. "That, in itself, was … that was hard because there was a shift in the industry where a lot of productions were … in Hungary, Budapest, Prague, Australia, you know, all of these places. So, I turned down a lot of work," he said.