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I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice.

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
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I go off and make movies I come home, and I'm a dad and I hang with my girls.
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There's not a big gun culture in England at all still.
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Outside of being home with my family, I prefer a crowd.
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I never really look at life and worry about missed opportunities.
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Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world.
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Sometimes you find your destiny on the road you took to avoid it.
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I live in London and I love living in a gun free environment and long may it continue.
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I did it for the money. But its not worth much if you cant face yourself in the mirror. Respect is the ultimate currency.
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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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