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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. "
Clive Owen
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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 have a problem with a lot of men's fragrances because they are very strong. Somebody somewhere thinks that masculine means powerful smells, and I find them overbearing and not very pleasant. "
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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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" My wife needs her freedom just like me. "
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" I want to be in movies that stand the test of time. "
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" I think there is a lot of overexplaining both in writing and acting. People don't need to be hit on the head. "
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" I would never give anybody any advice about anything. "
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" I'm not better than anyone else. "
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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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" I don't play video games. "
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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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" I think I am more attracted to characters with a subtext, whatever that is and they don't necessarily have to be virtuous, but they have to at least be human. "
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" I was not a very fearful kid, really. "
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" I guess I'm not that metrosexual. My bathroom cabinet is hardly overflowing with products. I only really have my stuff for shaving. I can't honestly say I moisturise, though I probably should. "
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" Obviously, I'm attracted to heavier movies. "
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" As a teenager I was crazy about David Bowie. He was a huge inspiration for me. I dressed a little bit crazily in school and dyed my hair every colour under the sun. "
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" I think anybody who bets on horses and says they win is probably a liar. "
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" I can't remember ever being involved in a fight in a movie where I haven't done most of it. "
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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 certainly don't think of myself as an action hero. "
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" I dread karaoke. I hate karaoke. I can't sing - that is why. "
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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 was at the birth of my two girls. "
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" I'm not the kind of actor who goes into exhaustive research for each role. "
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" I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice. "
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" A huge part of acting in movies is appetite. You do your best work when you've got a lot of appetite and you really want to embrace something. When you get tired, you don't have that hunger. "
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