By April MacIntyre Sep 17, 2009, 5:37 GMT
Broody, rugged actor Clive Owen is on the October cover of Details Magazine. Thestar of "The Boys Are Back" is a man's man and appreciated by women as well.
Clive spoke to Details about the state of scripts that he has had to vet: "They are not very good. And these are films that are funded and ready to go...expensive movies. You're amazed that people are funding them. I start to think it's me that I'm being too choosy."
The British actor is a husband and father of two daughters, and he strives to live an ordinary life in North London, England. "I'm quite good at getting on with my thing. I feel I'm pretty nifty; I can spot trouble coming."
Scott Hicks, the director of "Shine" and Owen's new movie "The Boys Are Back," tells Details that he has noticed something similar. "I've walked with him through [London's] Soho, and occasionally someone will notice him, but he doesn't turn on this high-wattage projection, and people respect that," Hicks says. "I get the impression that he's content with what he has. That's a rare quality in the movie world, where no matter how much people have got, they want more."
Owen gets personal and talks about reconnecting with his father: "It was a very bizarre experience, looking at someone you've never known and going, Oh my God, that's my father."
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