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I'm competitive with myself, not at the expense of everything around me. I never wanted to be a movie star. I just wanted to act.

Clive Owen

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Clive Owen
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: October 3
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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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