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I don't like it when people are trying too hard. That goes for clothes, for acting, for everything. It's just not good when it seems like you're making too much of an effort.

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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