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" I just love playing good guys. "
Clive Owen
Playing
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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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" I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice. "
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" I never really look at life and worry about missed opportunities. "
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" I think it's dangerous to get into ideas of planning careers. "
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" You're always dealing with emotions as an actor. "
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" I think that Phil Kaufman is one of the best directors that I have come across. "
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" I dread karaoke. I hate karaoke. I can't sing - that is why. "
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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.' "
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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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" I always want my options to be open. "
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" Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible. "
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" I couldn't bear a marriage in which one partner hinges on the other. "
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Bear
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" I do wear suits all the time. "
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Suits
Time
" I'm not a great one for classic horror or cheap thrills. "
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Cheap
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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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People
Writing
" I had to ride a horse once. In 'King Arthur.' I said I could ride, but I had to call for lessons on the day the deal was signed. I started out on this little chunky thing and slowly moved up. It was months of work. "
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Day
Horse
King
" Audiences can be very judgmental. "
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Very
Judgmental
Audiences
" I feel for those 19-year-olds who get thrust into the limelight that young. "
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Those
Who
I Feel
" Ultimately, to have a career in movies, to a certain extent, certainly in England, you can't sustain a career in just English movies. "
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England
You
Movies
" Obviously, I'm attracted to heavier movies. "
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Movies
Obviously
Attracted
" 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. "
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Because
Never
Me
" I do get clocked. But it's not invasive to the point where it's upsetting. It doesn't encroach. "
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Upsetting
Point
" I live in London and I love living in a gun free environment and long may it continue. "
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Gun
Free
Love
" Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world. "
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Different World
World
Like
" When there's an idiot driving crazily in front of you, that can wind the best of you up. "
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Idiot
Best
Up
" I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months. "
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Months
" A room full of great sportsmen is so much better than a room full of actors. "
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Full
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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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" I never wanted to be a movie star. "
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Wanted
Never
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