#time

I think I'm a good father, but that's taken a lifetime of experience. ↗

— Mike Oldfield

#father #good #good father #i #i think

I'm also good at meditation. It involves doing nothing and everything at the same time. ↗

— Mike Oldfield

#doing #everything #good #i #involves

I don't like going to cities. I don't mind maybe being in a city sometimes for a few hours, but I pretty much don't like cities. I don't even like passing through them. ↗

— Will Oldham

#cities #city #even #few #going

I figure it's okay to make certain rules, whether or not people despise you for it at the time. ↗

— Will Oldham

#despise #figure #i #make #okay

I think that America in general is piratical. Every time we accept a paycheck for doing almost nothing, allowing us to live above the poverty line, we're engaging in piracy. ↗

— Will Oldham

#accept #allowing #almost #america #doing

Sometimes we need to tell ourselves that we're not going to do certain things, just in order to stay sane. ↗

— Will Oldham

#certain things #going #just #need #order

I drank for about 25 years getting over the loss of my father and I took the anger out on myself. I did a good job at beating myself up at sometimes. I don't drink anymore but my alcoholic head occasionally says different. 'Nil By Mouth' was a love letter to my father because I needed to resolve some issues in order to be able to forgive him. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#about #alcoholic #anger #anymore #beating

I grew up in Deptford in south London, and at that time I used to wear toppers, loon pants and tonic suits from shops like Take 6 and Topman. I was a bit of a soul boy, but I had a very eclectic taste in music - I was into James Brown and Bowie; and I was the only kid in the neighbourhood who would also be listening to Chopin. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#bit #bowie #boy #brown #chopin

I'm still a member of the Empire! Although I sometimes feel like an American with a British accent - you get contaminated after so long. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#after #although #american #british #contaminated

'Nil By Mouth' was a bit autobiographical, but as I always pointed out at the time, that's not my dad. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#autobiographical #bit #dad #i #i always