Gary Oldman on Winston Churchill, III

Gary Oldman talks to the Washington Post about his movie Darkest Hour, about Winston Churchill.

What did you learn about Churchill while shooting the film?

His stock rose considerably. I realize that this was a man, he was incomparable. I don’t know if you could equate him or contrast him with other leaders. I think perhaps he’s there up with Washington and Lincoln. The achievements. He was a man who held almost every major political position, was in politics for over 50 years and wrote 50 books — all of them readable. You’re looking at a man who painted 540 paintings, 16 exhibitions at the Royal Academy, won the Nobel Prize in literature. I mean the list goes on and on.