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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: 59
Born: 1964
Born: October 3
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I live in London and I love living in a gun free environment and long may it continue.
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I think anybody who bets on horses and says they win is probably a liar.
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I am a big soccer fan, and a very big Liverpool fan.
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I want to go anywhere and everywhere and explore as much as I can.
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The idea of goodies and baddies has always fascinated me, and what people consider to be a goodie or a baddie, because I've never seen any of my characters as baddies.
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I've got an age that I do think of myself.
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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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There's not a big gun culture in England at all still.
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A room full of great sportsmen is so much better than a room full of actors.
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As a teenager I was crazy about David Bowie. He was a huge inspiration for me. I dressed a little bit crazily in school and dyed my hair every colour under the sun.
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