Gary Oldman introduces JFK | Film4 Interview

Gary Oldman introduces Oliver Stone's JFK. The 1991 thriller, which depicted investigations into the assassination of John F. Kennedy, also stars Kevin Costner, Jim Garrison, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Bacon and Sissy Spacek.

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[TheRubberStudiosASMR]

Whenever I rewatch JFK I forget that Gary is even in it. He is that amazing in the role you forget the actor.

[Alan-in-Bama]

Gary Oldman is hands down, one of the Very Best actors of our time !

[alcd]

Gary Oldman did an excellent job in his portrayal of Oswald, getting all the mannerisms down.

[erickeane]

I remember walking through a supermarket one day and just immediately looking in the mirror and turns out I was Gary Oldman, that's how good of an actor he is.

[Charles]

When I first saw 'JFK' I actually thought, as many thousands of others also, that Gary's interpretation of Oswald was actually real film of the man himself. His visual likeness, married with his accent and characterisation were outstanding.

[cjaquilino]

Gary’s such a good actor it took me years to figure out he’s British.

[walterhartwellwhite]

Gary didn't play Oswald, he became Oswald.

[kinghungchan]

First time I watched JFK was 91, I didn’t know Gary Oldman at that time, but after couple years, I was so shocked and surprised of Gary’s performance in “Leon the professional”. He is a excellent actor

[BitcoinMotorist]

I have told people that Gary Oldman is in JFK and they watch the movie and ask me "where is he?"

[stevehart]

Gary Oldman is one of the greatest unsung actors of our time. Fantastic performances. He makes you forget it's him and buries himself in the character. I didn't even know he's British until now.

[ManicReactions]

Oliver Stone’s JFK (1991) wasn’t Gary Oldman’s initial film role, but it was my first time seeing him in a movie. I well remember being blown away by his depiction of Lee Oswald, who had prior to that time been a two-dimensional shadow in every film and documentary made. I immediately needed to know who this man was. I passionately followed his career, transported into other places and experiences like so many other theater audience members as well as his peers working along side him.

Oldman’s mastery of disappearing into characters provided him the well deserved reputation as a chamelion. By the time he received a Best Actor Academy Award for his portrait of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017), the only surprising part of the honor was that he hadn’t been presented one sooner. Even the role in his vast filmography that Gary personally can’t stand - Zorg in Luc Beeson’s The Fifth Element (1997) - is beloved by people everywhere.

Oldman is one of the humblest, most grounded and generous actors you will ever meet. More than that, he is unequivocally one of the greatest actors of his generation.

[goldbug]

His comment about the files, very astute. An even more astute question, that I have had for some time, is if it was so simple and straightforward a plan by a single, lone gunman, how did there come to be a million pages of evidence? Certainly the scenario that Jim Garrison exposed would need that much paperwork. The world has come unravelled, and it began in Dealy Plaza. Btw, first time I heard Gary Oldman's true voice. What an actor!

[johnvincent]

one of the best movies ever made. absolutley rivetting with titans in the cast.

[carlosbarton]

Rewatched JFK a few weeks ago and Oldman was as phenomenal as I remembered. It's not just the accurate recreation of Oswald that is so impressive, but also how much sub-textual depth he adds to the already amazing film all on his own, even though his character isn't the primary focus of the film in many scenes at all, more of a background character for the most part. The ambiguity of Oswald's part in the assassination and his unpredictable nature which Oldman also nailed to a frightening degree.
If I couldn't commend Gary's performance enough, he's in the middle of an ensemble cast full of recognized North American actors younger and older, particularly Costner, Pesci, Jones, Sutherland etc (all of those guys were also worthy of being nominated for an Oscar)... and he ultimately outshines the lot of them. Should've been a stonewall Oscar nomination, if not the award itself (not watched Palance so I can't say for sure!)

[hoosierhusker]

He was in the window with the rifle. He looked through the sight. He walked the same route as Oswald post shots. “No way! How on earth could anyone achieve this.” ~Gary Oldman.
That’s because there isn’t. And that new documentary has had 59 years to convince people there was a lone gunman. I will never believe Oswald acted alone nor do I believe we will ever know who/what exactly happened. The mystery lives on.

[timwilliams]

Gary makes a valid you have nothing to hide then let's reveal all of those old files!

[johnbruce]

Consider this: If Lee Harvey Oswald was positioned the way they said he was in the book depository, then why didn't he shoot Kennedy when the Presidential limousine was coming straight at him? He waited until the car made the turn and was driving away from him? The first shot missed the car entirely, hit the curb in front of the underpass and a fragment of the bullet hit James Tague in the face. Now imagine you're Oswald for a moment and you realize you missed the first shot. The shot you had in your sights the longest. What would that do to your pulse rate, which was probably already very high. What about your nerves? No. You miss the first shot under those circumstances, you wouldn't be able to hit the broad side of a barn afterwards....

[lucientintenebris]

WTF ???? Gary was playing Oswarl ???? Nailed that role. Great actor. Love your work Gary !!!

[FreemonSandlewould]

Oswald did not fire a shot that day. If you don't know that you need to do more investigation because it is very apparent.

[josephcarver]

I hope that Oldman gets remembered as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema. There has been no other actor that I have said "He was in that movie", "He played that character". He acts like a magician.