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" I think that Phil Kaufman is one of the best directors that I have come across. "
Clive Owen
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" I feel for those 19-year-olds who get thrust into the limelight that young. "
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" For some people, an event happens and they are thrown into a tabloid feeding ground. "
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" Action scenes are not that different from other scenes. "
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" After drama school I did a seven-month tour of Europe performing in 'Romeo and Juliet.' I played Romeo. "
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" I'm a huge fan of 'The Exorcist.' "
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" I'm not better than anyone else. "
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" There's certainly a huge element of luck in me ending up where I've ended up. "
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" Outside of being home with my family, I prefer a crowd. "
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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 don't think I've ever had a real fashion disaster. "
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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. "
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" I am a big soccer fan, and a very big Liverpool fan. "
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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 dread karaoke. I hate karaoke. I can't sing - that is why. "
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" Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world. "
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Like
" 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. "
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Because
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" 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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" My wife needs her freedom just like me. "
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Her
" 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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Back
Great
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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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Point
" Parenthood and family come first for me, and when I'm not working I'm cool with the Teletubbies. "
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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 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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" 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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Friends
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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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Best
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" I never really look at life and worry about missed opportunities. "
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" I watch a film and the most important thing to me is what I think of the movie. "
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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. "
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" I don't play video games. "
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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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