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I think there is a lot of overexplaining both in writing and acting. People don't need to be hit on the head.

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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No matter who the character is and how big their role, that each person in the story is a human being and deserves respect. Even if they're in the story for ten seconds, I didn't want you to just see them as this entity passing through that's serving all of the other people.
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Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world.
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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.
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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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I feel for those 19-year-olds who get thrust into the limelight that young.
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I do wear suits all the time.
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I certainly am not a great believer in over-rehearsing between actors, and certainly not doing the dialogue too much.
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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 always want my options to be open.
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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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You're always dealing with emotions as an actor.
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I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting.
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I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it.
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Kids before they're 7 or 8 are like little manic obsessives. They become completely hooked on things and they're slightly crazy.
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I am a big soccer fan, and a very big Liverpool fan.
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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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I love to mix it up. I love to keep doing different things.
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There's certainly a huge element of luck in me ending up where I've ended up.
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I think anybody who bets on horses and says they win is probably a liar.
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Obviously, I'm attracted to heavier movies.
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