"I love making movies," he continues. "And in order to be able to make movies you have to have some measure of success. You want to make movies with good people. It is a business. They won't employ you if you don't have a certain amount of success to justify a certain project. So for me, the whole thing is just trying to open up the opportunity to work with the best people," says Owen.

So what about the 007 rumors? "You read what I read," smirks the actor. "There's so much bullshit in the game. I don't waste time thinking about it and I try not to talk it."

Very well, but costar Jolie is behind him 100 percent: "I think Clive would make a great James Bond," she raves, "and if he is, I'm going to audition for the bad guy."