Clive Owen Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• It's just lovely to be involved in a movie that does go back to the basics - characters and great writing.

  Clive Owen

  Movie, Writing, Character

  "Clive Owen & Jude Law". Interview with Todd Gilchrist, www.ign.com. December 10, 2004.

• No matter who the character is and how big their role, that each person in the story is a human being and deserves respect. Even if they're in the story for ten seconds, I didn't want you to just see them as this entity passing through that's serving all of the other people.

  Clive Owen

  Character, People, Want

  Source: collider.com

• 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.

  Clive Owen

  Drama, Character, Play

  "He's a bit of an idiot but I did like him" by Laura Barton, www.theguardian.com. January 26, 2006.

• I don't think you necessarily identify and believe in the motifs of the character, but you have to want to play it and want to commit to the lines.

  Clive Owen

  Believe, Character, Thinking

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

  Clive Owen

  Nice, Character, Play

  "Any actor who thinks he's a sex symbol has got serious problems". Interview with Elizabeth Day, www.theguardian.com. February 14, 2009.

• The idea of goodies and baddies has always fascinated me, and what people consider to be a goodie or a baddie, because I've never seen any of my characters as baddies.

  Clive Owen

  Character, Ideas, People

• I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months.

  Clive Owen

  Couple, Character, Thinking

  "Just Another Day at the Ponies with Clive Owen" by Tom Chiarella, www.esquire.com. February 11, 2009.

• I treat any scene the same - dialogue, action - you're still creating something in character. It's all acting, fighting.

  Clive Owen

  Character, Fighting, Creating

• One of the things I love, more than anything, is jumping around and playing lots of different parts. I love the variety of playing different characters.

  Clive Owen

  Character, Jumping, Different

  Source: collider.com

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