Clive Owen Quotes
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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 actually really love working with young actors because they're so responsive and instinctive, and it's a much less honed craft that they're employing.
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I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice.
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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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Obviously, I'm attracted to heavier movies.
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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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You're always dealing with emotions as an actor.
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I'm not better than anyone else.
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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.
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As I get older, I've been having a better and better time.
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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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I come from a very working-class background.
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There's not a big gun culture in England at all still.
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I certainly don't think of myself as an action hero.
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I really believe you can carry yourself in such a way that people don't notice you.
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Outside of being home with my family, I prefer a crowd.
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Action scenes are not that different from other scenes.
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Rudeness can make me angry.
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I always want my options to be open.
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I dread karaoke. I hate karaoke. I can't sing - that is why.
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I've had some great times with actresses, but that's in a movie.
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I think it's dangerous to get into ideas of planning careers.
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You see these actresses who have had Botox or something else done, and it takes you out of the film.
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The thing about Hemingway that people forget is that all the stuff he did was at a time where people weren't traveling that much. At 19 he travels to Italy. He goes to the Spanish Civil War. He goes to China, he goes to Africa so at that time to travel that much is really incredible.