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" I was not a very fearful kid, really. "
Clive Owen
Fearful
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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. "
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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 am a big soccer fan, and a very big Liverpool fan. "
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" Audiences can be very judgmental. "
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" I'm interested in playing all kinds of parts. "
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" For me, London is and always will be home. "
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" The financial implode is bound to be reflected in the movies that are being made, there's no question. "
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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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" 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 never really look at life and worry about missed opportunities. "
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" Rudeness can make me angry. "
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" I'm just a working actor. "
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" There's not a big gun culture in England at all still. "
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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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" 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. "
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" I was at the birth of my two girls. "
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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 like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice. "
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" Good dialogue is very important. "
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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 not the kind of actor who goes into exhaustive research for each role. "
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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. "
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" One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open. "
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