Clive Owen Quotes
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Rudeness can make me angry.
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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.
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The worst piece of advice I've gotten in my whole career is from somebody who said, 'Remember, it's all about likeability.'
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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.
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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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As I get older, I've been having a better and better time.
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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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Good dialogue is very important.
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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 come from a very working-class background.
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I love to mix it up. I love to keep doing different things.
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I always used to say to myself, I'm going to die of lung cancer. That's the choice I'm making.
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I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice.
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I've had some great times with actresses, but that's in a movie.
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Outside of being home with my family, I prefer a crowd.
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Ultimately, to have a career in movies, to a certain extent, certainly in England, you can't sustain a career in just English movies.
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I dread karaoke. I hate karaoke. I can't sing - that is why.
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Very often when you see families it's all perfect and neat, and parenting isn't like that. You do have constant negotiations. Things are ever developing and ever changing, and you constantly have to evaluate how you deal with your kids.
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Obviously, I'm attracted to heavier movies.
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I always want my options to be open.
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Action scenes are not that different from other scenes.
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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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Parenthood and family come first for me, and when I'm not working I'm cool with the Teletubbies.
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It's just lovely to be involved in a movie that does go back to the basics - characters and great writing.