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.
— Clive Owen
I really believe you can carry yourself in such a way that people don't notice you.
I want to go anywhere and everywhere and explore as much as I can.
I've got actor friends who didn't get breaks, who struggle and worry about things that I'm fortunate not to have to worry about.
I do get clocked. But it's not invasive to the point where it's upsetting. It doesn't encroach.
I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting.
Outside of being home with my family, I prefer a crowd.
Obviously, I'm attracted to heavier movies.
Rudeness can make me angry.
I live in London and I love living in a gun free environment and long may it continue.
I'm a huge fan of 'The Exorcist.'
I don't play video games.
Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.
Parenthood and family come first for me, and when I'm not working I'm cool with the Teletubbies.
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.
The sexiest part of the body is the eyes. That's what I believe.
After drama school I did a seven-month tour of Europe performing in 'Romeo and Juliet.' I played Romeo.
I always used to say to myself, I'm going to die of lung cancer. That's the choice I'm making.
I'm interested in playing all kinds of parts.
I come from a very working-class background.
I've done a number of things based on real people or true stories or based on books, and I'm a great believer that you have to be true to the script.
I can't remember ever being involved in a fight in a movie where I haven't done most of it.
I had to ride a horse once. In 'King Arthur.' I said I could ride, but I had to call for lessons on the day the deal was signed. I started out on this little chunky thing and slowly moved up. It was months of work.
Action scenes are not that different from other scenes.
When you are shooting action, there is a satisfying thing because your objectives are very clear.
I actually really love working with young actors because they're so responsive and instinctive, and it's a much less honed craft that they're employing.
I was not a very fearful kid, really.
I dread karaoke. I hate karaoke. I can't sing - that is why.
I think anybody who bets on horses and says they win is probably a liar.
One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open.
I love to mix it up. I love to keep doing different things.
I'm the git in the family.
A huge part of acting in movies is appetite. You do your best work when you've got a lot of appetite and you really want to embrace something. When you get tired, you don't have that hunger.
I'd like to do a film which is funny.
I'm not better than anyone else.
Good dialogue is very important.
I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months.
I feel for those 19-year-olds who get thrust into the limelight that young.
There's something to play if there's conflict going on. Whatever that conflict is, that's where drama is; if the character is grappling with something you've got something to play, there's layers to it.
I am comfortable around babies and children because I have two of my own.
I'm not a great one for classic horror or cheap thrills.
I think that Phil Kaufman is one of the best directors that I have come across.
I am a big soccer fan, and a very big Liverpool fan.
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'm not the kind of actor who goes into exhaustive research for each role.
I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it.
