Clive Owen Quotes

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.
Clive Owen

Trying, Keep, Learn

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

Parenting, Family, Cool

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

Great, Full, Room

I always want my options to be open.
Clive Owen

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.
Clive Owen

Work, Said, Once

I love to mix it up. I love to keep doing different things.
Clive Owen

Love, Different, Keep

Outside of being home with my family, I prefer a crowd.
Clive Owen

Family, Home, Outside

When there's an idiot driving crazily in front of you, that can wind the best of you up.
Clive Owen

Best, Idiot, Wind

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.
Clive Owen

Work, Best, Movies

Action scenes are not that different from other scenes.
Clive Owen

Different, Action, Scenes

After drama school I did a seven-month tour of Europe performing in 'Romeo and Juliet.' I played Romeo.
Clive Owen

School, After, Drama

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

Writing, After, Year

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.
Clive Owen

Crazy, School, Sun

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

Audiences can be very judgmental.
Clive Owen

Judgmental, Audiences

Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world.
Clive Owen

Different, Troubles, Looked

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.
Clive Owen

Stupid, Himself, Knows

For me really good acting is about subtext.
Clive Owen

Good, Acting, Subtext

For me, London is and always will be home.
Clive Owen

For some people, an event happens and they are thrown into a tabloid feeding ground.
Clive Owen

Happens, Ground, Event

Good dialogue is very important.
Clive Owen

Good, Important, Dialogue

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.
Clive Owen

Love, Working, Young

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

Die, Choice, Used

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

Big, Soccer, Fan

I am comfortable around babies and children because I have two of my own.
Clive Owen

Children, Two, Around

Share with your Friends

Everyone likes a good quote - don't forget to share.

Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: October 3, 1964

Links

Find on Amazon: Clive Owen

Cite this Page: Citation

Popular Topics

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Related Authors

Charlie Chaplin
Peter Ustinov
Tom Hiddleston
Max Beerbohm
Michael Caine
John Cleese
Oliver Reed
Robert Pattinson
More

Get Social with BrainyQuote

BrainyQuote Desktop

BrainyQuote Mobile

Site

Quote of the Day

Social

BQ on Pinterest

Syndication

Funny Quote Feed

Love Quote Feed

Nature Quote Feed

About Us