--- title: "10 Want Quotes By Clive Owen" description: "10 Want quotes by Clive Owen. Plus more from Clive Owen and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/clive-owen-3148_anywhere_i-want-to-go-anywhere-and-everywhere-and_1036169.png" --- > [I want to go anywhere and everywhere and explore as much as I can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/i-want-to-go-anywhere-and-everywhere-and-explore-as-much-as-i-can/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/clive-owen-3148_anywhere_i-want-to-go-anywhere-and-everywhere-and_1036169.png) > [I want to be in movies that stand the test of time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/i-want-to-be-in-movies-that-stand-the-test-of-time/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/clive-owen-3148_film_i-want-to-be-in-movies-that-stand-the-te_661483.png) > [I always want my options to be open.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/i-always-want-my-options-to-be-open/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/clive-owen-3148_choice_i-always-want-my-options-to-be-open-2102_2102956.png) > [Very often on films, even without a producer credit, I'll be involved, very early on. I want to be there as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/very-often-on-films-even-without-a-producer-credit-i-ll-be-involved/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/853/clive-owen-3148_cinema_very-often-on-films-even-without-a-produ_2815489.png) > [A huge part of acting in movies is appetite. You do your best work when you've got a lot of appetite and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/a-huge-part-of-acting-in-movies-is-appetite-you-do-your-best-work/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a2/clive-owen-3148_acting_a-huge-part-of-acting-in-movies-is-appet_2084043.png) > [No matter who the character is and how big their role, that each person in the story is a human being and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/no-matter-who-the-character-is-and-how-big-their-role-that-each/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/clive-owen-3148_bigs_no-matter-who-the-character-is-and-how-b_2243083.png) > [I don't think you necessarily identify and believe in the motifs of the character, but you have to want to play it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/i-don-t-think-you-necessarily-identify-and-believe-in-the-motifs-of/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/clive-owen-3148_believe_i-don-t-think-you-necessarily-identify-a_3099960.png) > [For an actor, it's very important to get a clear idea of what a director wants, and their intention for what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/for-an-actor-it-s-very-important-to-get-a-clear-idea-of-what-a/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaa/clive-owen-3148_actors_for-an-actor-it-s-very-important-to-get_1955252.jpg) > [Something I don't like seeing in other people is naked ambition, when somebody is really pushing hard to get to where they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/something-i-don-t-like-seeing-in-other-people-is-naked-ambition-when/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/clive-owen-3148_ambition_something-i-don-t-like-seeing-in-other-p_763433.jpg) > [I find sometimes that if you do too many takes, it starts to become meaningless to me. It is hard to sustain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/i-find-sometimes-that-if-you-do-too-many-takes-it-starts-to-become/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/clive-owen-3148_hard_i-find-sometimes-that-if-you-do-too-many_131963.png) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Clive Owen > [It's just lovely to be involved in a movie that does go back to the basics - characters and great writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/it-s-just-lovely-to-be-involved-in-a-movie-that-does-go-back-to-the/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) > [I've been very fortunate with the scripts I've had and the people I worked with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/i-ve-been-very-fortunate-with-the-scripts-i-ve-had-and-the-people-i/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) > [I find sometimes that if you do too many takes, it starts to become meaningless to me. It is hard to sustain it for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/i-find-sometimes-that-if-you-do-too-many-takes-it-starts-to-become/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) > [I'm just constantly trying to renew and give myself new challenges and push myself to uncomfortable places, trying to get better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/i-m-just-constantly-trying-to-renew-and-give-myself-new-challenges/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/america-s-been-very-very-good-to-me-i-ve-been-very-lucky-and-worked-a/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/the-medical-operations-are-so-challenging-because-they-re-so/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) > [Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/belfast-during-the-troubles-looked-like-a-different-world/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) > [Rudeness can make me angry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/rudeness-can-make-me-angry/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) > [I am a big soccer fan, and a very big Liverpool fan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/i-am-a-big-soccer-fan-and-a-very-big-liverpool-fan/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) > [The further you run from your sins, the more exhausted you are when they catch up to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/the-further-you-run-from-your-sins-the-more-exhausted-you-are-when/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) > [Ultimately, to have a career in movies, to a certain extent, certainly in England, you can't sustain a career in just English movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/ultimately-to-have-a-career-in-movies-to-a-certain-extent-certainly/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) > [As I get older, I've been having a better and better time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/as-i-get-older-i-ve-been-having-a-better-and-better-time/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) > [I think that Phil Kaufman is one of the best directors that I have come across.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/i-think-that-phil-kaufman-is-one-of-the-best-directors-that-i-have/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) > [Audiences can be very judgmental.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/audiences-can-be-very-judgmental/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) > [When I was younger, people used to say you only really prove yourself as an actor on stage. And I disagree with that. Some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/when-i-was-younger-people-used-to-say-you-only-really-prove-yourself/) [Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/clive-owen/#itemlist", "name": "10 Want Quotes By Clive Owen", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to go anywhere and everywhere and explore as much as I can.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Clive Owen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/i-want-to-go-anywhere-and-everywhere-and-explore-as-much-as-i-can/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/clive-owen-3148_anywhere_i-want-to-go-anywhere-and-everywhere-and_1036169.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/clive-owen-3148_anywhere_i-want-to-go-anywhere-and-everywhere-and_1036169.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/clive-owen-3148_anywhere_i-want-to-go-anywhere-and-everywhere-and_1036169.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to go anywhere and everywhere and explore as much as I can.” — Clive Owen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to be in movies that stand the test of time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Clive Owen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/i-want-to-be-in-movies-that-stand-the-test-of-time/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/clive-owen-3148_film_i-want-to-be-in-movies-that-stand-the-te_661483.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/clive-owen-3148_film_i-want-to-be-in-movies-that-stand-the-te_661483.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/clive-owen-3148_film_i-want-to-be-in-movies-that-stand-the-te_661483.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to be in movies that stand the test of time.” — Clive Owen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always want my options to be open.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Clive Owen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/i-always-want-my-options-to-be-open/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/clive-owen-3148_choice_i-always-want-my-options-to-be-open-2102_2102956.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/clive-owen-3148_choice_i-always-want-my-options-to-be-open-2102_2102956.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/clive-owen-3148_choice_i-always-want-my-options-to-be-open-2102_2102956.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always want my options to be open.” — Clive Owen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Very often on films, even without a producer credit, I'll be involved, very early on. 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