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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
Dialogue
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Acting is all about likability.
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Something I don't like seeing in other people is naked ambition, when somebody is really pushing hard to get to where they want to be. That's the way I look at that word - like you must be stepping on someone to get there. And I've never been comfortable with that.
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I never really look at life and worry about missed opportunities.
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It's just lovely to be involved in a movie that does go back to the basics - characters and great writing.
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It's important to me that everyone is treated with respect.
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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 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'm not the kind of actor who goes into exhaustive research for each role.
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Rudeness can make me angry.
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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 think anybody who bets on horses and says they win is probably a liar.
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One of the views of the [actor's] job is that whatever age you are, there's a role that's about who you are and where you are. There are parts for that age that you can bring things to.
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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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I find sometimes that if you do too many takes, it starts to become meaningless to me. It is hard to sustain it for me. I don't want to do too many.
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If you are making a script based on a book it can be frustrating going back to the source novel, because you're turning the story into a totally different thing the narrative of film is different from that of a book.
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I want to go anywhere and everywhere and explore as much as I can.
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I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months.
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There's not a big gun culture in England at all still.
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I would never give anybody any advice about anything.
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I actually really love working with young actors because they're so responsive and instinctive, and it's a much less honed craft that they're employing.
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