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I don't think you necessarily identify and believe in the motifs of the character, but you have to want to play it and want to commit to the lines.

Clive Owen

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Clive Owen
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: October 3
Actor
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Coventry
England
UK
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