Quotes from Clive Owen


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As I get older, I've been having a better and better time.


You go back to those films of the '40s and '50s and hear the dialogue, the way the people played off each other - the wordplay. I think we've really lost that in movies.


I like to play characters that are convincing, that aren't just straightforward and nice.


A room full of great sportsmen is so much better than a room full of actors.


Rudeness can make me angry.


I'm the git in the family.


I don't do facials or any of that stuff, but my workout regime does tend to depend on whether I have to take my top off in my next film because otherwise I know I'm too heavy.


I feel for those 19-year-olds who get thrust into the limelight that young.


I'm not better than anyone else.


I never really look at life and worry about missed opportunities.


I don't play video games.


When you are shooting action, there is a satisfying thing because your objectives are very clear.


As a teenager I was crazy about David Bowie. He was a huge inspiration for me. I dressed a little bit crazily in school and dyed my hair every colour under the sun.


Very often when you see families it's all perfect and neat, and parenting isn't like that. You do have constant negotiations. Things are ever developing and ever changing, and you constantly have to evaluate how you deal with your kids.


I always used to say to myself, I'm going to die of lung cancer. That's the choice I'm making.


I guess I'm not that metrosexual. My bathroom cabinet is hardly overflowing with products. I only really have my stuff for shaving. I can't honestly say I moisturise, though I probably should.


Audiences can be very judgmental.


Parenthood and family come first for me, and when I'm not working I'm cool with the Teletubbies.


Jewelery isn't really my thing, but I've always got my eye on people's watches.


The sexiest part of the body is the eyes. That's what I believe.