It's just lovely to be involved in a movie that does go back to the basics - characters and great writing. — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months. — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice. — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting. — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
I don't think you necessarily identify and believe in the motifs of the character, but you have to want to play it… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
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… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
I think I am more attracted to characters with a subtext, whatever that is and they don't necessarily have to be virtuous,… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
One of the things I love, more than anything, is jumping around and playing lots of different parts. I love the variety… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
The idea of goodies and baddies has always fascinated me, and what people consider to be a goodie or a baddie, because… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
I've done a number of things based on real people or true stories or based on books, and I'm a great believer… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
No matter who the character is and how big their role, that each person in the story is a human being and… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
It's just lovely to be involved in a movie that does go back to the basics - characters and great writing. — Clive Owen Copy Share
I've been very fortunate with the scripts I've had and the people I worked with. — Clive Owen Copy Share
I find sometimes that if you do too many takes, it starts to become meaningless to me. It is hard to sustain it for… — Clive Owen Copy Share
I'm just constantly trying to renew and give myself new challenges and push myself to uncomfortable places, trying to get better. — Clive Owen Copy Share
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… — Clive Owen Copy Share
The medical operations are so challenging because they're so technical, as well. I assumed before we started that we would do the classic thing,… — Clive Owen Copy Share
The further you run from your sins, the more exhausted you are when they catch up to you. — Clive Owen Copy Share
Ultimately, to have a career in movies, to a certain extent, certainly in England, you can't sustain a career in just English movies. — Clive Owen Copy Share
I think that Phil Kaufman is one of the best directors that I have come across. — Clive Owen Copy Share
When I was younger, people used to say you only really prove yourself as an actor on stage. And I disagree with that. Some… — Clive Owen Copy Share
