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" I watch a film and the most important thing to me is what I think of the movie. "
Clive Owen
Think
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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 certainly don't think of myself as an action hero. "
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" I don't think I've ever had a real fashion disaster. "
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" I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice. "
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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 do wear suits all the time. "
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" For me really good acting is about subtext. "
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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 think anybody who bets on horses and says they win is probably a liar. "
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" Rudeness can make me angry. "
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" Action scenes are not that different from other scenes. "
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" You go back to those films of the '40s and '50s and hear the dialogue, the way the people played off each other - the wordplay. I think we've really lost that in movies. "
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You
" Jewelery isn't really my thing, but I've always got my eye on people's watches. "
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" I'd love to do a Western. "
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" I just love playing good guys. "
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" I never wanted to be a movie star. "
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" I never really look at life and worry about missed opportunities. "
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" I love to mix it up. I love to keep doing different things. "
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" I'm the git in the family. "
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" As I get older, I've been having a better and better time. "
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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 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 want to be in movies that stand the test of time. "
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" I come from a very working-class background. "
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