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Clive Owen is Tall, Dark… and Not Talking

February 20th, 2009

The International star Clive Owen may be a tall, dark and sexy leading man (and ladies, let’s not forget British!) who’s played everything from an Interpol agent to a clever bank robber, but when asked what advice he’d give to up-and-coming stars, the actor says they’re on their own!

"I’d never give anybody any advice about anything, Clive, 44, told OK! at the Esquire Magazine Party in NYC on Feb. 11. "I don’t have great words of wisdom. There’s no advice. I don’t like giving advice to anyone about anything."

Ok, Clive, we’ve got it! No advice–to anyone… about anything!

Although he gets a hefty paycheck for playing plenty of sharp-tongued, intellectual characters on-screen, Owen says he’s never really understood the whole Wall Street mentality.

"I’m not really a sort of gambler on the stocks and shares so I don’t really need to make many changes", he says of the U.S.’s economic recession. "I think if you’re a bit of a financial gambler, then you would have to seriously adjust the way you think these last six months. Unfortunately, I’m not very savvy about that world."

Good thing he’s got his day job!

By Laura Lane

VIDEO: Naomi Watts, Clive Owen Talk Parenting

February 10th, 2009

Naomi Watts gives props to her Thierry Mugler suit during The International premiere held Monday at NYC’s AMC Loews Lincoln Square.

“It’s a beautiful suit, it’s a well-cut suit, and it gives me a waistline, which I don’t have right now,” the Aussie actress, 40, who is mom to Sasha, 18 months, and Sam, two months, laughs. (Dad is Liev Schreiber, 41.)

Up next for Naomi? Hiring a trainer. “Breastfeeding is the first initial thing that makes you lose weight,” Naomi says, adding that shedding poundage post-pregnancy #2 is “about the same” as the first time. See Naomi’s Post-Pregnancy Cravings!

Little Sasha and Sam are lucky boys. Does she hope they follow in their actor parents’ footsteps and go into showbiz?

“I want them just to follow their dreams and be whatever pleases them,” she tells me.

Producer Charles Roven praises Naomi as a mom. “She started work six weeks after she gave birth to her first child,” he tells me. “The baby was always on the set. He was always in the trailer. The baby was cute. Now she’s got two!”

Always-game Clive Owen slides over to pump up the thriller, which is in theaters February 13. (Watch OK!’s exclusive red carpet video!*)

With Naomi and Sasha, and Clive and his brood  — which includes wife Sarah-Jane and daughters Hannah, 12, and Eve, 9 — it was a family affair on the movie set.

“My girls were around whenever they could be,” the British actor, 46, says. “We traveled a lot on this film, so it’s all around school.”  

Now that Hannah is almost a teenager, is he ready for her to start dating?

“No, not at all,” Clive says with a smirk. “I don’t want to talk about it. I’m in denial.”

What professions does he hope they go into?

“Whatever makes them happy,” he tells me. “Whatever they want.”

The City’s Olivia Palermo and boyfriend Brad Leinhardt dash inside. They can’t miss it!

The International is in theaters February 13.

*Special thanks to Chris Morran for creating another spectacular clip.

Naomi Watts Calls Octuplets Story “Too Much”

February 9th, 2009

Naomi Watts may be a successful actress and mother, but she knows her limits. At Monday’s The International premiere in NYC, Watts, who just gave birth to her second son eight weeks ago, told Extra she doesn’t know how Nadya Suleman, the mother of octuplets, manages.

"I love motherhood. I love being a mum," Watts, 40, said. "[But] too much. Too much. I don’t know how she would do that. I have two under 2-years-old and that is plenty!"

Watts and long-time boyfriend Liev Schreiber have two sons, Alexander Pete, 19 months, and 8-week-old Samuel Kai. The International hits theaters on Friday, Feb. 13.

 

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