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Summary
- Gary Oldman called his performance as Sirius Black ”
mediocre
” in an interview last year. - Oldman now clarifies that he thinks it’s important to be critical of one’s work to continue to grow as an actor.
- Oldman explains that he may have approached the role differently if he had been privy to the character’s larger arc when he started
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Harry Potter actor Gary Oldman clarifies his remarks about thinking his performance in the films is “mediocre.” Oldman joined the Harry Potter cast in 2004’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, playing Sirius, imprisoned godfather to Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry. The actor ultimately bid farewell to the character with 2007’s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, but he reflected on his performance in the films last December and criticized his Sirius Black performance as “mediocre.”
At a recent press conference at the Cannes Film Festival for his new film, Parthenope, Oldman further explained his critique of his own performance, which he had seemingly directed more at Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. According to Oldman, being self-critical is all part of growing as an actor, but he also wishes he had been privy to Sirius’ larger arc from the beginning. Check out his comment (via Variety) below:
“What I meant by that is, as any artist or any actor or painter, you are always hypercritical of your own work. If you’re not, and you’re satisfied with what you’re doing, that would be death to me. If I watched a performance of myself and thought, ‘My God, I’m fantastic in this,’ that would be a sad day.
“There was such secrecy that was shrouded around the novels, they were under lock and key. And had I known from the very beginning, if I had read the five books and I had seen the arc of the character, I might have approached it differently.
“I may have looked at it differently and painted in a different color. So when I started ‘Harry Potter,’ all I had was the book, ‘The Prisoner of Azkaban,’ and that one representation of that man. One book in the library of Sirius Black. And that’s kind of what I meant by it. It’s not me looking at the movie and saying it’s a terrible film or I’m terrible, I just wish it had been under different circumstances. That’s what I meant, not to be rude to any of the people out there who like that film.”
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Source: Variety
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a multimedia franchise about an orphaned boy who enrolls at Hogwarts School of Wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family, and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world. Adapted from the novels, Harry Potter is an eight-episode film saga that follows the journey of Harry Potter and his friends, Hermoine Granger and Ron Weasley, as they navigate the tricky world of growing up, school life, and magic. Starting from year one and moving to their seventh year, the films chronicle the students’ time at Hogwarts while unfurling a sinister plot that centers around the unsuspecting Harry. With the return of the dark wizard, Voldemort, the students and professors at Hogwarts will fight to carry on as the world around them may change forever. Harry Potter has expanded beyond the world of its films and novels with several video games, a spin-off film series titled Fantastic Beasts, and even attractions at Universal Studios.
- Cast
- Daniel Radcliffe , Emma Watson , Rupert Grint , Tom Felton , Alan Rickman , Matthew Lewis , Bonnie Wright , Evanna Lynch , Maggie Smith , Michael Gambon , Richard Harris , Ralph Fiennes , Helena Bonham Carter , Alfred Enoch , Harry Melling , Gary Oldman , Robert Pattinson , Warwick Davis , Oliver Phelps , James Phelps , David Bradley , David Thewlis , Katie Leung , Jason Isaacs , Imelda Staunton , David Tennant , Jamie Campbell Bower , Timothy Spall , Robbie Coltrane , Eddie Redmayne , Jude Law , Katherine Waterston , Ezra Miller , Dan Fogler , Alison Sudol , Johnny Depp , Mads Mikkelsen
- Character(s)
- Harry Potter , Hermione Granger , Ron Weasley , Dumbledore , Minerva McGonagall , Rubeus Hagrid , Dobby the House Elf , Draco Malfoy , Sirius Black , Ginny Weasley , Voldemort