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I find sometimes that if you do too many takes, it starts to become meaningless to me. It is hard to sustain it for me. I don't want to do too many.

Clive Owen

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Clive Owen
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: October 3
Actor
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
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