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Mr. Oldman reacts to his Oscar nomination

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THR got some first reactions from the newly announced nominees of this year’s Oscar race. Here’s Mr. Oldman’s reaction:

“I’m in Berlin; we have the premiere of Tinker Tailor over here tonight. I was in the middle of an interview with a German newspaper when I found out [about the nomination]. My manager walked in with tears in his eyes. I personally was not expecting anything. It was a normal work day. If you took the temperature of the last month, from some of the critics and award nominations, we’ve been absent from those. This was my very last interview for press for Tinker Tailor. Ironic, isn’t it? Now it’s a whole new round of them.” – SOURCE

Here are some more articles and interviews:
- L.A. TIMES
- The Wall Street Journal
- Metro

Colin Firth has some high praise for Gary Oldman!

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Earlier this week, while making his rounds on various American television talk shows to promote Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Colin Firth offers some high praise for Mr. Oldman. During his appearances on Ellen and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Mr. Firth talks about how he thinks Mr. Oldman should be on his seventh Oscar win by now, how he thinks Mr. Oldman is one of the masterful actors of our generation, and even compares Mr. Oldman to a … water buffalo?!

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W Magazine – Best Performances: Gary Oldman

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Best Performances: Gary Oldman In Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
By Lynn Hirschberg
Photographs by Mario Sorrenti

Best Performances: Gary Oldman
In Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
By Lynn Hirschberg
Photographs by Mario Sorrenti
February 2012

Lynn Hirschberg: After living in America for 20 years, was it difficult to be very, very British in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy?
Gary Oldman: The weird thing is, I had to do a bit of voice work to get my English accent back. I’ve not really lost my accent completely, but it is now a cross-pollination. It came back quickly. The weather of England is in me—I will never lose those clouds and gray skies.

You’ve said the key to playing Smiley is the eyeglasses.
Yes—Smiley and his glasses go together like Bond and his Aston Martin. I saw Smiley as a wise owl, and my search for the right spectacles was important. He’s getting on—he’s in his mid-50s, he’s forced to retire, and his wife has left him—but he still wants to tiptoe toward the new world. It’s the seventies, and he cheers himself up by wearing these glasses. He thinks they may help him get his wife back.

Brad Pitt says that you die better on film than any other actor. What’s the key to a great death scene?
Practice. I’ve died more than anyone. I’ve been hanged, blown to smithereens, decapitated, and had my genitals cut out. I think the worst death was in Hannibal, where I was eaten by wild boars. My favorite death was in State of Grace. I kind of fold. That was quite lovely.

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Talking ‘Tinker Tailor’ with Oldman and Firth

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An awesome USAToday article:

    By Donna Freydkin, USA TODAY
    NEW YORK – When addressing his cinematic highness Colin Firth, it’s prudent to remember that he won an Oscar this year for playing King George.

    “He insists that you call him Lord Sir,” reveals Firth’s current co-star Gary Oldman as he waits for the actor to arrive for a joint interview.

    With script-worthy timing, Firth swoops into the small Scandinavian restaurant where the actors are meeting. “Sorry to be so late. I don’t know why I am. Anyway, I’m sorry. Am I interrupting? Don’t want to spoil your evening,” says the dashing, gregarious Firth.

    Oldman, whose outward reserve belies a sly and quick wit, informs Firth of what’s on the menu, given the venue. “I took the liberty of ordering you some Swedish meatballs.”

    Firth looks a bit dismayed, albeit comically so. “Would Sir like some Swedish meatballs?” he gently corrects Oldman.
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