Gary Oldman collects global icon award at Edinburgh TV Festival
Gary Oldman receives the Edinburgh TV Festival's global icon award and discusses Slow Horses season six, insecurity and retirement.
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Gary Oldman has been honoured with the global icon award at the Edinburgh TV Festival, capping a career that has spanned four decades and taken in everything from punk icon Sid Vicious to the wizard Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the dishevelled spy Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses.
The Oscar winner, 68, said he still struggles with insecurity despite his success. Asked what the 25-year-old version of himself would think of such an honour, he replied: "Even though you're One Oscars you won countless awards now, you still get insecure you still worry about stuff."
Oldman was speaking ahead of the release of season six of Slow Horses, in which he plays the brilliant but grubby Jackson Lamb. He said the character's appeal lay in the contrast between his slovenly habits and his talent: "He's an alcoholic. He's a chain smoker eats Junk food. I mean, he's all those things Hygiene is not on the top of his list but what we connect with is He's brilliant He's very very good at his job."
The actor, who has previously hinted at retirement, said he planned to keep working. "But for now I'm gonna as long as I got air in these lungs. I'm gonna keep going."
The Edinburgh TV Festival's global icon award recognises outstanding contribution to the industry. Oldman's performance in Slow Horses has been widely praised, and the response to the season six trailer has been strong.
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| Claim | Sky News |
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| Oldman is 68 years old. | |
| Oldman is returning for season six of Slow Horses. | |
| Oldman received the global icon award at the Edinburgh TV Festival. |
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Sky News focused on Oldman's personal reflections on his career and age, pairing the award news with his own comments about insecurity and his plans to keep acting. The report also highlighted the upcoming sixth season of Slow Horses and the positive reaction to its trailer.
- “Even though you're One Oscars you won countless awards now, you still get insecure you still worry about stuff”
- “But for now I'm gonna as long as I got air in these lungs. I'm gonna keep going”
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