Gary Oldman Drags His 'Mediocre' Performance In The 'Harry Potter' Film Series

Gary Oldman says his work as Sirius Black in \xe2\x80\x98Harry Potter\xe2\x80\x99 was \xe2\x80\x9cmediocre\xe2\x80\x9d:\n\n\xe2\x80\x9cI think my work is mediocre in it\xe2\x80\xa6 Maybe if I had read the books\xe2\x80\xa6 if I had got ahead of the curve, if I had known what\xe2\x80\x99s coming, I honestly think I would\xe2\x80\x99ve played it differently.\xe2\x80\x9d

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\xe2\x80\x9cMy work is mediocre\xe2\x80\x9d, if Gary Oldman holds himself to such a standard we can all do better.\n\nOur full chat: https://t.co/wUZ6WFawQb

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@PopCrave Gary Oldman's Sirius Black was still iconic

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@PopCrave What? He was one of the best characters

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@PopCrave but the thing is that Sirius didn\xe2\x80\x99t know what was coming so why should he have played the character any differently? I think it\xe2\x80\x99s great that he didn\xe2\x80\x99t read the books because what happened to Sirius was just as sudden and unknown to Gary Oldman as it would\xe2\x80\x99ve been to Sirius Black.

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@PopCrave If that\xe2\x80\x99s what mediocre looks like, then I\xe2\x80\x99ll settle for mediocre.

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@PopCrave Gary Oldman, your honesty is refreshing! Even if you feel that way, your portrayal of Sirius Black left a lasting impact on many fans. Your humility is commendable, but your contribution to the wizarding world was far from mediocre.

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@PopCrave IT WAS ANYTHING BUT MEDIOCRE!!!!

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@joshuahorowitz Oldman may be the greatest actor of his generation. Nothing he does is mediocre. I\xe2\x80\x99d watch Gary Oldman order off a menu\xe2\x80\xa6

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@Variety Respect the honesty

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@Variety I like the honesty

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@Variety He was as good as the part demanded, nothing more.

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@RollingStone To be fair, there aren\xe2\x80\x99t many amazing performances in the franchise.

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@PopCrave Appreciate your honesty, Mr. Oldman. Every artist has pieces they're not entirely satisfied with, and yours was still magical for millions.

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@RollingStone I hate how he sells himself short. The scene where he confronts Peter Pettigrew is fantastic

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@PopCrave it's okay cause he still ate\xf0\x9f\xa9\xb7

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@PopCrave I'm dreaming in lattes but c'mon Gary, young muggles were looking up at you! Having all the books in your backpack wouldn't make Sirius any less enchanting. For all those spells and charms, you had us bewitched, babe!

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@PopCrave Father you were legendary, iconic and THE MOMENT! Amen.

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