Clive Owen Quotes
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I couldn't bear a marriage in which one partner hinges on the other.
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After drama school I did a seven-month tour of Europe performing in 'Romeo and Juliet.' I played Romeo.
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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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If you explode onto the scene at a very young age, there are so many people pulling you in different directions. It takes time to recalibrate and see what's important.
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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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I'm the git in the family.
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I think I am more attracted to characters with a subtext, whatever that is and they don't necessarily have to be virtuous, but they have to at least be human.
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I don't think I've ever had a real fashion disaster.
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The financial implode is bound to be reflected in the movies that are being made, there's no question.
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I would never give anybody any advice about anything.
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I think that Phil Kaufman is one of the best directors that I have come across.
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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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When you are shooting action, there is a satisfying thing because your objectives are very clear.
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Audiences can be very judgmental.
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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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A room full of great sportsmen is so much better than a room full of actors.
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I was at the birth of my two girls.
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One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open.
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I don't do facials or any of that stuff, but my workout regime does tend to depend on whether I have to take my top off in my next film because otherwise I know I'm too heavy.
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I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice.
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I'm not better than anyone else.
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I go off and make movies; I come home, and I'm a dad and I hang with my girls.
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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've done a number of things based on real people or true stories or based on books, and I'm a great believer that you have to be true to the script.