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I've got an age that I do think of myself.

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Clive Owen
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: October 3
Actor
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Coventry
England
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I dread karaoke. I hate karaoke. I can't sing - that is why.
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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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I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it.
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I never really look at life and worry about missed opportunities.
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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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Something I don't like seeing in other people is naked ambition, when somebody is really pushing hard to get to where they want to be. That's the way I look at that word - like you must be stepping on someone to get there. And I've never been comfortable with that.
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I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months.
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I had to ride a horse once. In 'King Arthur.' I said I could ride, but I had to call for lessons on the day the deal was signed. I started out on this little chunky thing and slowly moved up. It was months of work.
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I always want my options to be open.
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I would never give anybody any advice about anything.
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Kids before they're 7 or 8 are like little manic obsessives. They become completely hooked on things and they're slightly crazy.
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Death frees the beast.
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It's important to me that everyone is treated with respect.
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Acting is all about likability.
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If you are making a script based on a book it can be frustrating going back to the source novel, because you're turning the story into a totally different thing the narrative of film is different from that of a book.
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