Clive Owen hates being famous

u00a0"I never wanted to be a movie star. And I didn't become an actor to become famous. I genuinely didn't. It was always theatre for me. " 'Chancer' was a baptism of fire. It's very weird to go from obscurity to suddenly being in newspapers.

Clive Owen

When somebody is hot, everyone wants a piece of it. If you explode onto the scene at a very young age, there are so many people pulling you in different directions," he said.

The 'Closer' star, who has worked with an impressive list of A-list leading ladies including Keira Knightley, Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman, maintains that he does not get star-struck by famous actors. "I never think of meeting actors. I think of the times I've met footballers."u00a0