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I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months.

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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Thinking
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Rudeness can make me angry.
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