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
For an actor, it's very important to get a clear idea of what a director wants, and their intention for what they want to get out of a scene and how they want to shoot it. Having that knowledge is really valuable, for an actor. It means you can deliver more.
I think it's dangerous to get into ideas of planning careers.
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'm not a great one for classic horror or cheap thrills.
I'm interested in playing all kinds of parts.
I'm not normally one to commit to a long-running series.
I never saw it coming. You know, you very often read a thriller and you can see where it's heading or things are spelled out too clearly or they're so clever in their twist and turns that it's all a bit contrived and you really don't buy the situation.
Oh no, we definitely weren't there together. In fact, much as I would have liked to, I didn't even get to meet the guy. But I do understand that he was there at the show.
I want to be in movies that stand the test of time.
They are not bad people trying to cheat on their spouses, but they are drawn together and they are flawed.
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 am comfortable around babies and children because I have two of my own.
Something I don't like seeing in other people is naked ambition, when somebody is really pushing hard to get to where they want to be. That's the way I look at that word - like you must be stepping on someone to get there. And I've never been comfortable with that.
I'm competitive with myself, not at the expense of everything around me. I never wanted to be a movie star. I just wanted to act.