For me really good acting is about subtext. Clive Owen More Quotes by Clive Owen More Quotes From Clive Owen 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 jumping different character I certainly am not a great believer in over-rehearsing between actors, and certainly not doing the dialogue too much. Clive Owen dialogue too-much actors One of the views of the [actor's] job is that whatever age you are, there's a role that's about who you are and where you are. There are parts for that age that you can bring things to. Clive Owen age views jobs 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. Clive Owen naked ambition people I want to be in movies that stand the test of time. Clive Owen stand movies want time I'm not better than anyone else. Clive Owen anyone else than better 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. Clive Owen whatever i-am more think I don't play video games. Clive Owen video-games video games play