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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.

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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I am a big soccer fan, and a very big Liverpool fan.
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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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I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice.
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It's important to me that everyone is treated with respect.
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I believe that we live in a time of fractured families where maybe fathers aren't getting enough time to see their kids because life's complications and hardships get in the way of those things.
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I was very keen on playing a victim.
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Action scenes are not that different from other scenes.
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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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There's not a big gun culture in England at all still.
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America's been very, very good to me. I've been very lucky and worked a lot there, and appreciate and love the work that I've done.
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As a teenager I was crazy about David Bowie. He was a huge inspiration for me. I dressed a little bit crazily in school and dyed my hair every colour under the sun.
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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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If you explode onto the scene at a very young age, there are so many people pulling you in different directions. It takes time to recalibrate and see what's important.
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