Clive Owen Quotes
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I want to be in movies that stand the test of time.
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I want to go anywhere and everywhere and explore as much as I can.
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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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I think anybody who bets on horses and says they win is probably a liar.
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I am comfortable around babies and children because I have two of my own.
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I love to mix it up. I love to keep doing different things.
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I never really look at life and worry about missed opportunities.
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Jewelery isn't really my thing, but I've always got my eye on people's watches.
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I'm sort of one of those weird actors who whenever I do a play, I think, 'Oh, we should film this,' as opposed to have to belt it out of ourselves in a theater auditorium.
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I'm not the kind of actor who goes into exhaustive research for each role.
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When there's an idiot driving crazily in front of you, that can wind the best of you up.
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I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting.
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I've been very fortunate with the scripts I've had and the people I worked with.
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I'm not a great one for classic horror or cheap thrills.
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I do get clocked. But it's not invasive to the point where it's upsetting. It doesn't encroach.
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For some people, an event happens and they are thrown into a tabloid feeding ground.
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I can honestly say I've never chosen a film because where it's shot is convenient.
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I'm interested in playing all kinds of parts.
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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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After writing a page, Hemingway would let it float to the ground. He never crumpled pages - he believed that if you crumpled them, you'd be insane in a year.