Clive Owen Quotes
Top 98 wise famous quotes and sayings by Clive Owen
Clive Owen Famous Quotes & Sayings
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Movies are certainly a director's medium, so getting the opportunity to work with really good directors is everything to me.
Very often on films, even without a producer credit, I'll be involved, very early on. I want to be there as the thing is taking shape.
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.
I've done a number of things based on real people or true stories or based on books, and I'm a great believer that you have to be true to the script.
I find sometimes that if you do too many takes, it starts to become meaningless to me. It is hard to sustain it for me. I don't want to do too many.
You see these actresses who have had Botox or something else done, and it takes you out of the film.
America's been very, very good to me. I've been very lucky and worked a lot there, and appreciate and love the work that I've done.
I think there is a lot of overexplaining both in writing and acting. People don't need to be hit on the head.
After drama school I did a seven-month tour of Europe performing in 'Romeo and Juliet.' I played Romeo.
I don't like being consumed by work all the time. I consume myself so much when I do a part that I like to step away from it.
I certainly am not a great believer in over-rehearsing between actors, and certainly not doing the dialogue too much.
As far as career goes, make sure you're in it for the right reasons - and make sure that the work itself is the most important thing.
I did it for the money. But its not worth much if you cant face yourself in the mirror. Respect is the ultimate currency.
It's just lovely to be involved in a movie that does go back to the basics - characters and great writing.
I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it.
I'm just constantly trying to renew and give myself new challenges and push myself to uncomfortable places, trying to get better.
I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting.
I'm competitive with myself, not at the expense of everything around me. I never wanted to be a movie star. I just wanted to act.
There are a lot of people who go through a lot of tough things, and it doesn't stop them from wanting to be a better parent.
The worst piece of advice I've gotten in my whole career is from somebody who said, 'Remember, it's all about likeability.'
I don't think you necessarily identify and believe in the motifs of the character, but you have to want to play it and want to commit to the lines.
I go home to London in between jobs, and in London, my life has nothing to do with the business. It's a family life, hanging with friends.
The financial implode is bound to be reflected in the movies that are being made, there's no question.