Clive Owen quotes - page 3

I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months. (Clive Owen)
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. View quote
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I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting. View quote
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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. View quote
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I really believe you can carry yourself in such a way that people don't notice you. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I go off and make movies; I come home, and I'm a dad and I hang with my girls. View quote
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When there's an idiot driving crazily in front of you, that can wind the best of you up. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (Clive Owen)
Ultimately, to have a career in movies, to a certain extent, certainly in England, you can't sustain a career in just English movies. View quote
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I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice. View quote
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After drama school I did a seven-month tour of Europe performing in 'Romeo and Juliet.' I played Romeo. View quote
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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. View quote
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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.' View quote
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There's something to play if there's conflict going on. Whatever that conflict is, that's where drama is; if the character is grappling with something you've got something to play, there's layers to it. View quote
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I can honestly say I've never chosen a film because where it's shot is convenient. View quote
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I've had some great times with actresses, but that's in a movie. View quote
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Jewelery isn't really my thing, but I've always got my eye on people's watches. View quote
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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. (Clive Owen)
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. View quote
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I couldn't bear a marriage in which one partner hinges on the other. View quote
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I've been very fortunate with the scripts I've had and the people I worked with. View quote
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I'm a huge fan of 'The Exorcist.' View quote
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