When I was younger, people used to say you only really prove yourself as an actor on stage. And I disagree with… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
The theater's a live thing, and film is, to some extent, a discipline where you're putting everything together and trying to execute… — 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'm English and I'm used to coming from a world of period dramas, where there's a very polite restraint to everything. Everybody's… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
A room full of great sportsmen is so much better than a room full of actors. — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
When I started in the theater, the joy for me was playing different parts, and I get set alight by different people… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
I actually really love working with young actors because they're so responsive and instinctive, and it's a much less honed craft that… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
One of the views of the [actor's] job is that whatever age you are, there's a role that's about who you are… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
I'm one of those actors where usually I'll read a script, and then I'll have a flurry of notes. I'll ask a… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
For an actor, it's very important to get a clear idea of what a director wants, and their intention for what they… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
I'm not the kind of actor who goes into exhaustive research for each role. — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
After drama school I did a seven-month tour of Europe performing in 'Romeo and Juliet.' I played Romeo. — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
I certainly am not a great believer in over-rehearsing between actors, and certainly not doing the dialogue too much. — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
I'm sort of one of those weird actors who whenever I do a play, I think, 'Oh, we should film this,' as… — 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 Image
I've been very fortunate with the scripts I've had and the people I worked with. — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
The further you run from your sins, the more exhausted you are when they catch up to you. — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
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 Image
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