234 Quotes by Clive Owen

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 a huge fan of ‘The Exorcist.’

I’m always very aware of the physical challenges of work. I train much more than I did when I was in my twenties, and I’ve done some very physical films, and I always get properly prepared for them and get as fit as I can.

I am a big soccer fan, and a very big Liverpool fan.

If you are making a script based on a book it can be frustrating going back to the source novel, because you’re turning the story into a totally different thing; the narrative of film is different from that of a book.

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

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

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.

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.