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
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.
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.
The sexiest part of the body is the eyes. That's what I believe.
I really believe you can carry yourself in such a way that people don't notice you.
I think it's the most successful bedding in of computer technology and people I've ever seen in a movie.
I think I am more attracted to characters with a subtext, whatever that is and they don't necessarily have to be virtuous, but they have to at least be human.
My wife needs her freedom just like me.
He's a very inspired choice for a movie like this because he's very specific and precise and he's very psychologically clear. And for a movie like this, which you could do very bombastically -- a big, crash-bang-wallop thriller -- you knew that he would pitch it so that everything would be very objective and clear.
Frank Miller was worried it would be tempered down; it wouldn't be quite what he originally intended. Robert Rodriguez went to him and said, 'I'm going to be incredibly faithful to your original material,' shot a five-minute test. Frank said, 'I'm in. Let's do it.'
I am comfortable around babies and children because I have two of my own.
often attracted to people with conflicts or flawed people because they're more interesting. There's something very attractive about playing an ordinary guy trying to cope with extraordinary things. He's a flawed human being struggling.
I'm not a great one for classic horror or cheap thrills.
I'm interested in playing all kinds of parts.
I had a great time there. It's a very lovely, cultural place. Great restaurants, great places to go. People were really lovely.