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You're always dealing with emotions as an actor.

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
Dealing
Emotions
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Emotion
Actors
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