Clive Owen came to my attention when I saw The Driver. It is a series of short films about a man who has to drive a BMW in various situations. One involves Madonna as a diva and was directed by Guy Ritchie. In fact all of them were directed by big name directors. Most were dark and gritty. And Clive Owen was the driver in each one.
When his name was batted around to replace Pierce Brosnan in the James Bond films I was pretty excited. I LOVE James Bond movies.
But that didn't happen.
So what did Clive Owen do?
He was in The Pink Panther with Steve Martin. He's Agent 006. He asks Steve Martin if he knows what that means. And Steve Martin as Clouseau responds, "It means you're not quite good enough."
I think it showed he could laugh at himself. Which if you read this blog ever you know I LOVE that in a man. Or in anyone.
Lord knows I have ample opportunity to laugh at myself. I digress.
Here's my question for this Friday.
Who would you have chosen to play James Bond?
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