--- title: "8 Like Ian Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Like Ian quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Like Ian sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/david-shields-8815_bore_people-like-ian-mcewan-and-jonathan-fran_301750.jpg" --- > [People like Ian McEwan and Jonathan Franzen completely bore me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shields/people-like-ian-mcewan-and-jonathan-franzen-completely-bore-me/) [David Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/david-shields-8815_bore_people-like-ian-mcewan-and-jonathan-fran_301750.jpg) > [“confusion. Twentysomethings like Ian were raised”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/confusion-twentysomethings-like-ian-were-raised/) [Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f4/meg-jay-18191_confusion_confusion-twentysomethings-like-ian-were_387590.jpg) > [“I want to be more like James Bond, and less like Ian Fleming.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-want-to-be-more-like-james-bond-and-less-like-ian-fleming/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/jarod-kintz-2_quote_i-want-to-be-more-like-james-bond-and-le_863216.jpg) > [“did not want to “just have some office job and work nine to five like everyone else.” Ian was on a sneaky…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/did-not-want-to-just-have-some-office-job-and-work-nine-to-five-like/) [Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c9/meg-jay-18191_nine-to-five_did-not-want-to-just-have-some-office-jo_1036694.jpg) > [Look at a guy like Ian McKellen, who is eighty or whatever, and he's just loving his work, and you can see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-clarke/look-at-a-guy-like-ian-mckellen-who-is-eighty-or-whatever-and-he-s/) [Jason Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/237/jason-clarke-19894_actor_look-at-a-guy-like-ian-mckellen-who-is-e_1063767.jpg) > [It's great to work with people who are jobbing actors at different stages of their career, and learning from them, and getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-kircher/it-s-great-to-work-with-people-who-are-jobbing-actors-at-different/) [William Kircher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-kircher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3a/william-kircher-45747_actor_it-s-great-to-work-with-people-who-are-j_1668640.jpg) > [Amy sighed. Just when she started to almost like Ian again—after all, he'd flown across the ocean and had been working around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/amy-sighed-just-when-she-started-to-almost-like-ian-again-after-all/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/anonymous-1_amy_amy-sighed-just-when-she-started-to-almo_2200911.jpg) > [“And then you two go and call attention to yourselves like this," Ian continued. "Holding hands in a pedalo, for Christ's sake.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeri-smith-ready/and-then-you-two-go-and-call-attention-to-yourselves-like-this-ian/) [Jeri Smith-Ready](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeri-smith-ready/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de4/jeri-smith-ready-3642_black-hole_and-then-you-two-go-and-call-attention-t_2472458.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-ian/#itemlist", "name": "Like Ian Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People like Ian McEwan and Jonathan Franzen completely bore me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Shields" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shields/people-like-ian-mcewan-and-jonathan-franzen-completely-bore-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/david-shields-8815_bore_people-like-ian-mcewan-and-jonathan-fran_301750.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/david-shields-8815_bore_people-like-ian-mcewan-and-jonathan-fran_301750.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/david-shields-8815_bore_people-like-ian-mcewan-and-jonathan-fran_301750.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People like Ian McEwan and Jonathan Franzen completely bore me.” — David Shields", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“confusion. 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That defines what type of actor you are. And what kind of people want to work with you. 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They must have been frothing at the mouth at the thought of you two reproducing, wondering if you'd give birth to some kind of metaphysically enhanced creature or a bottomless black hole.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeri Smith-Ready" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeri-smith-ready/and-then-you-two-go-and-call-attention-to-yourselves-like-this-ian/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de4/jeri-smith-ready-3642_black-hole_and-then-you-two-go-and-call-attention-t_2472458.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de4/jeri-smith-ready-3642_black-hole_and-then-you-two-go-and-call-attention-t_2472458.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de4/jeri-smith-ready-3642_black-hole_and-then-you-two-go-and-call-attention-t_2472458.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“And then you two go and call attention to yourselves like this,\" Ian continued. \"Holding hands in a pedalo…” — Jeri Smith-Ready", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-ian/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-ian/", "name": "Like Ian Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-ian/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/david-shields-8815_bore_people-like-ian-mcewan-and-jonathan-fran_301750.jpg" }, "description": "Browse 8 Like Ian quotes by 7 authors. 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