How Much Is A Pint Of Milk? Clive Owen
DOES CLIVE KNOW HIS CREAM? THE ACTOR TAKES ON OUR ESOTERIC QUESTIONNAIRE
WORDS HAYLEY CAMPBELL ARN0
Do you have an irrational fear?
Not really, but somebody used to post very weird things as if I’d said them — they’d be quotes on the IMDb page, or whatever — and one of them was that I had a phobia of badgers. I’d get asked about them in junkets! “Is it true you’re really scared of badgers?” And I’d go, “I have no idea what you’re talking about.” For the record, I’m not afraid of badgers. I think I’m okay.
When were you most starstruck?
Twice in my life. The first time was meeting David Bowie, who I was obsessed with when I was a teenager. I only had David Bowie records. I had everything he’d ever done, including bootlegs. When I was 14 I used to have dreams that he’d come to Coventry, where I’m from, and I’d show him around the place. When I actually met him, I couldn’t speak. It was too much for me. My heart was pounding, I fell apart. The other time is Steven Gerrard. I went to a Champions League game many years ago, a semi-final that Liverpool won, and I was invited to where they were all going to celebrate. The same thing happened: he said hello to me and I could hardly open my mouth. I don’t get starstruck around actors, usually. Only sports people. And David Bowie.