Clive Owen Quotes
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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'm a huge fan of 'The Exorcist.'
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I just love playing good guys.
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I am comfortable around babies and children because I have two of my own.
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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 think anybody who bets on horses and says they win is probably a liar.
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I want to go anywhere and everywhere and explore as much as I can.
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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 love to mix it up. I love to keep doing different things.
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For some people, an event happens and they are thrown into a tabloid feeding ground.
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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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I'm interested in playing all kinds of parts.
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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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When there's an idiot driving crazily in front of you, that can wind the best of you up.
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I'm not the kind of actor who goes into exhaustive research for each role.
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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 can honestly say I've never chosen a film because where it's shot is convenient.
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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.