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
When I started in the theater, the joy for me was playing different parts, and I get set alight by different people and different worlds. The biggest joy for me is jumping around and going from that to this to that, never feeling that I'm any one thing - because I'm not, and we as people aren't.
For me, London is and always will be home.
A room full of great sportsmen is so much better than a room full of actors.
I always want my options to be open.
I love to mix it up. I love to keep doing different things.
I was at the birth of my two girls.
Outside of being home with my family, I prefer a crowd.
Rudeness can make me angry.
When there's an idiot driving crazily in front of you, that can wind the best of you up.
I'm just constantly trying to renew and give myself new challenges and push myself to uncomfortable places, trying to get better.
If you explode onto the scene at a very young age, there are so many people pulling you in different directions. It takes time to recalibrate and see what's important.
Action scenes are not that different from other scenes.
As I get older, I've been having a better and better time.
Movies are certainly a director's medium, so getting the opportunity to work with really good directors is everything to me.