Gary Oldman on His 'Admiration' for Churchill: 'He's Incomparable' | Close Up With THR

Gary Oldman ('Darkest Hour') joins Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter for this season's Writers Roundtable. He speaks on his personal views of Winston Churchill whom he describes as "arguably the greatest Britain who has ever lived."

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[Marvin-pu]

The admiration and awe that the others show Gary Oldman, especially Tom Hanks, is amazing.

[HarryReilly-fx]

You can tell that all of the incredibly talented actors at the table are absolutely in awe of this man and rightly so.

[chrissims]

Gary Oldman was the perfect actor for this role.

[FilCanJay]

I love Gary Oldman. One of the best actors of our time.

[flyinggardengnome]

Tom Hanks, Gary Oldman, Willem Dafoe --- The 3 actors i admired most here

[carlbyronrodgers]

The interviewer is clearly unhappy about the positive picture painted of Churchill. Oldman puts it into context to the interviewer's chagrin.

[ashley.sterling]

omg... Hanks, Oldman, Dafoe, Rockwell...? fuuucckkk I can't wait for the full upload of this table lol

[lizadeplate]

agree completely with you Gary Oldman...I too admire that man Winston Churchill, I admire him for so many reasons! And you numered some of them.
I also like your work in so many movies! Thank you for your excellence!

[misfit]

Excellent film, excellent performance by Gary Oldman. Kristen Scott Thomas was excellent too. Also makes one pine for politicians who listened to their people. A great man.

[ronnienose]

For me, Oldman and Hopkins are without equal in this profession. Simply stunning talent.

[adrianbarac]

Gary Oldman is the most versatile, chameleonic actor on the planet. Non-negotiable.

[davesuiter]

Gary Oldman is truly one our finest actors; what a fine body of work he has accomplished.

[flaxyna]

this film is EXTRAORDINARY! Chapeau to Gary Oldman, marvelous, marvelous performance, thank you.

[royatkin]

Just seen darkest hour and was amazed at Gary's his acting wow .

[sebastianalegria]

he was perfect for Winston Churchill's character, he would be the big surprise in Oscars

[wendynadin]

I can sit and listen to this man for hours I love his accent

[bretthagey]

Tom Hanks is like "Wow, I'm sitting at the same table as Gary Oldman.'

[scottthomson]

Churchill was well hersed in world politics much sooner than the age of 65. he was right beside the people that were pulling the puppets strings long before that.He stepped down/across to that step with the intention of pulling on the strings.And actually making a diffrence. Great! Great! man.

[Michael.S.Ryan.]

I just finished watching the movie and I think this is the best performance i´ve ever seen in my life. There are other great ones but this is right up there with the incomparable. His performance, passion, genius and ability to caputure the true churchill are truly unrivaled

[natalie]

Churchill was an amazing writer and speaker. He loved people. When EVERYONE thought Hitler, was a joke, he warned them about him. When Chamberlain signed in Munich, he was one of the only people who opened criticized the Agreement, even though that wasn't the popular point of view. He warned everyone about Stalin, too. He wrote articles against racism and anti-Semitism back in the 1920s. For comparison, our fucking American President can't condemn Nazis and what they stand for today and Churchill was condemning them back in the 1920s! He pushed and pushed for America to get in the war. You could say he single-handedly saved the world from the Nazis because if he never existed, we may have lost WWII. When the Nazis bombed England, he walked out to the bombed areas and helped to reconstruct to give his people courage. THERE IS NO ONE LIKE HIM. WE DON'T HAVE LEADERS LIKE THIS ANYMORE.