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I actually really love working with young actors because they're so responsive and instinctive, and it's a much less honed craft that they're employing.
Clive Owen
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Clive Owen
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: October 3
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I never really look at life and worry about missed opportunities.
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America's been very, very good to me. I've been very lucky and worked a lot there, and appreciate and love the work that I've done.
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I can honestly say I've never chosen a film because where it's shot is convenient.
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I was not a very fearful kid, really.
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Action scenes are not that different from other scenes.
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Rudeness can make me angry.
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Something I don't like seeing in other people is naked ambition, when somebody is really pushing hard to get to where they want to be. That's the way I look at that word - like you must be stepping on someone to get there. And I've never been comfortable with that.
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For an actor, it's very important to get a clear idea of what a director wants, and their intention for what they want to get out of a scene and how they want to shoot it. Having that knowledge is really valuable, for an actor. It means you can deliver more.
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The idea of goodies and baddies has always fascinated me, and what people consider to be a goodie or a baddie, because I've never seen any of my characters as baddies.
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It's just lovely to be involved in a movie that does go back to the basics - characters and great writing.
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I don't like it when people are trying too hard. That goes for clothes, for acting, for everything. It's just not good when it seems like you're making too much of an effort.
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After writing a page, Hemingway would let it float to the ground. He never crumpled pages - he believed that if you crumpled them, you'd be insane in a year.
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I do wear suits all the time.
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You're always dealing with emotions as an actor.
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Very often on films, even without a producer credit, I'll be involved, very early on. I want to be there as the thing is taking shape.
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I dread karaoke. I hate karaoke. I can't sing - that is why.
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One of the things I love, more than anything, is jumping around and playing lots of different parts. I love the variety of playing different characters.
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Very often when you see families it's all perfect and neat, and parenting isn't like that. You do have constant negotiations. Things are ever developing and ever changing, and you constantly have to evaluate how you deal with your kids.
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I was at the birth of my two girls.
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After drama school I did a seven-month tour of Europe performing in 'Romeo and Juliet.' I played Romeo.
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