The music icon and the renowned actor were friends for decades and remained close to Bowie’s death in January 2016.
Gary Oldman He remembered his friendship with the deceased David Bowie And he said that since the musician died “The world has gone to shit”. The music icon and the renowned actor were friends for decades and remained close to Bowie’s death in January 2016.
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter portal, the star of Slow horses He recalled his relationship with the singer, composer, guitarist, actor and rock icon and revealed something that took time together.
“To go further,” he said. “David always said: ‘When you get into the water and you feel the sand under your feet, you feel safe and calm. But if you get a little more, where your feet do not touch the bottom, you will be in a place where you can do your best of yourself.'”
Oldman added that Bowie was “very, very, very funny” and that both initially connected because they had “similar background and grew in similar neighborhoods” in London in the 50s and 60s. He also added that Bowie was a great source of inspiration for him over the years due to his ability to evolve artistically.
“He was always innovating. He reinvented himself already his music many times,” said Harry Potter’s star. “He was inspiring because he was a great innovative and was not afraid to try new things. It’s nothing conscious, but he is spread.”
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Remembering the time elapsed since his death, Oldman said: “Don’t you feel that since he died, the world has gone to shit? It was as if it were cosmic glue or something. When he died, everything collapsed”.
I miss the. From time to time I see something that makes me laugh and think: “My God, I wonder what Dave would have thought about this”, or “Oh, that would have made him laugh.”
David Bowie and Gary Oldman’s friendship
Both worked together on multiple occasions over the years, including their participation in Basquiatthe movie of Julian Schnabel 1996 about the American postmodernist artist/neo -expressionist Jean-Michel Basquiat. In the movie, Bowie played the role of Andy WarholBasquiat’s friend and mentor.
In 2013, Oldman also appeared next to Marion Cotillard In the music video of Bowie’s song “The Next Day”and then he would pay an emotional tribute to the legendary singer at the Brit Awards shortly after his death in 2016.
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