234 Quotes by Clive Owen

There are a lot of people who go through a lot of tough things, and it doesn’t stop them from wanting to be a better parent.

The financial implode is bound to be reflected in the movies that are being made, there’s no question.

I dread karaoke. I hate karaoke. I can’t sing – that is why.

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’m the git in the family.

I couldn’t bear a marriage in which one partner hinges on the other.

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.

I’m just constantly trying to renew and give myself new challenges and push myself to uncomfortable places, trying to get better.

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