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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
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Death frees the beast.
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Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world.
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The further you run from your sins, the more exhausted you are when they catch up to you.
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I want to go anywhere and everywhere and explore as much as I can.
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