Gary Oldman says his portrayal of Sirius Black in the 'Harry Potter' franchise was "mediocre." The actor made his debut as Sirius Black in 2004's 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'.
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00:00 Gary Oldman says his portrayal of Sirius Black in the Harry Potter franchise was mediocre.
00:04 The actor made his debut as Sirius Black in 2004's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
00:10 "Who is that? That man?"
00:12 "He's a murderer."
00:13 "Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban prison."
00:17 On the latest episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast,
00:21 the actor told host Josh Horowitz this about playing the character in the franchise.
00:26 "I think my work is mediocre in it."
00:28 Oldman suggested that he may have portrayed Sirius Black better or differently if he'd known what was
00:32 coming next in J.K. Rowling's books, like his co-star Alan Rickman, who played Professor Snape, did.
00:37 "Maybe if I had read the books like Alan, no, if I had got ahead of the curve, I would have played,
00:48 if I had known what's coming, I honestly think I would have played it differently."
00:53 But his role in the Harry Potter films isn't the only performance Oldman has judged harshly.
00:57 The actor admitted that it's difficult for him not to find faults in his own work.
01:01 "If I sat and watched myself in something and said, 'My God, I'm amazing,'
01:07 right, that would be a very sad day."
01:11 He continued, "Because you want to make the next thing better."
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