{"id":198948,"date":"2025-10-14T08:05:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T08:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/198948\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T08:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T08:05:15","slug":"gary-oldman-recalls-the-time-he-lived-under-the-hollywood-sign-before-playing-matthew-mcconaugheys-brother-in-tiptoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/198948\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Oldman recalls the time he lived under the Hollywood sign before playing Matthew McConaughey’s brother in TipToes"},"content":{"rendered":"

When most people think about Hollywood\u2019s heaviest hitters, they picture glitz, glam, and smooth sailing on their way to the top. However, this ideal could not be further from the truth for some, as many actors have fallen on hard times while trying to make their mark in a business that\u2019s more likely to chew you up and spit you out than reward you for hard work and perseverance. Take Gary Oldman<\/a>, for example, the brilliant actor whose performances in films like Dracula<\/a>, The Dark Knight, Sid and Nancy, and Darkest Hour are legendary. Speaking to an eager crowd for Stellar Bedtime Stories<\/a>, Oldman recalled more challenging times, telling his host and the audience about one of the lowest points of his career, and the unlikely opportunity that rescued him from the literal trenches.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be very honest with you,\u201d Oldman begins. \u201cI was going through a divorce and a nasty thing with a contractor. I was in Hollywood. 42 years old. I was a single dad, and I was broke. Ironically, I was living under the Hollywood sign<\/a>. I was living in a rental with no furniture. Thank God for IKEA. It was a bit of a rough time.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn top of that, I hadn\u2019t worked for 23 months or more. Then this film came along. This crazy idea from this director, that I would play a little person, and I would play Matthew McConaughey\u2019s brother. I got locked into it, and had to do a voice, because I had to sound like Matthew,\u201d Oldman says while adding a laid back Southern drawl to his voice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m on my knees, and I\u2019ve got a hump. Desperate measures. Desperate times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Look, everyone\u2019s got to eat, though I wonder how Oldman\u2019s TipToes co-star, Peter Dinklage, felt about Oldman\u2019s role. I\u2019m sure that\u2019s a story for another time. Still, it goes to show that not all actors have it easy as they carve their particular niche in an industry that moves fast. You must be willing to do things that can pay the bills and get you noticed as someone comfortable with doing what it takes to make ends meet and get the job done.<\/p>\n

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\n Stellar Bedtime Stories<\/a><\/p>\n