"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."

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Gary Oldman

#Jobs Quotes #Father Quotes #Anger Quotes

“Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways.”
“All forgiveness is self forgiveness.”
“There are certain writers I can't read when I'm trying to write because their voices are so distinct. Cormac McCarthy, he's the most different writer from anything I've ever written, but there's something about those really spare sentences that is just tough - it would be too much of an influence. Grace Paley is my favorite writer. Her stuff is so voice-driven, when I read her a lot I want to make my writing more voice-y and dialogue-heavy. I love a lot of stuff in translation.”
“He took my music, but he gave me my name.”
“I think I governed effectively. I don't have any doubts about that. I had the benefit, when I was in office, of having an excellent relationship with the Republican Party. We had superb bipartisan support and we had the highest batting average of any president since the Second World War, except Lyndon Johnson. He had a little better average than I did.”
“Teaching peers is one of the best ways to develop mastery.”
“Conduct yourself towards your parents as you would have your children conduct themselves towards you.”

Source : Isocrates (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Isocrates (Illustrated)”, p.14, Delphi Classics
“Guilt is tricky because we confuse it with caring. ... It's the next best thing to being there.”

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