Clive Owen
Clive Owen
Clive Owenis an English actor who first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for playing the lead role in the ITV series Chancer from 1990 to 1991. He then received critical acclaim for his work in the film Close My Eyesbefore earning international attention for his performance as a struggling writer in Croupier. In 2005, he won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth3 October 1964
CityCoventry,, England
Audiences can be very judgmental.
I believe that we live in a time of fractured families where maybe fathers aren't getting enough time to see their kids because life's complications and hardships get in the way of those things.
Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world.
A room full of great sportsmen is so much better than a room full of actors.
I was at the birth of my two girls.
One of the things I love, more than anything, is jumping around and playing lots of different parts. I love the variety of playing different characters.
I dread karaoke. I hate karaoke. I can't sing - that is why.
The idea of goodies and baddies has always fascinated me, and what people consider to be a goodie or a baddie, because I've never seen any of my characters as baddies.
I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months.
After writing a page, Hemingway would let it float to the ground. He never crumpled pages - he believed that if you crumpled them, you'd be insane in a year.
I think there is a lot of overexplaining both in writing and acting. People don't need to be hit on the head.
I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice.
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.
Any actor who starts taking `sex symbol' seriously or thinks of themselves as a sex symbol has got some serious problems. I don't mind looking like I need a good wash and a good meal.