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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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I am a big soccer fan, and a very big Liverpool fan.
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I was not a very fearful kid, really.
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I've got actor friends who didn't get breaks, who struggle and worry about things that I'm fortunate not to have to worry about.
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I'm competitive with myself, not at the expense of everything around me. I never wanted to be a movie star. I just wanted to act.
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