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The idea of goodies and baddies has always fascinated me, and what people consider to be a goodie or a baddie, because I've never seen any of my characters as baddies.

Clive Owen

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Clive Owen
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: October 3
Actor
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Television Actor
Coventry
England
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