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> [One of the young production assistants (on 'Terminator: Salvation') stepped over to my chair and said, 'Mr. Ironside, are you any relation to the Ironside who was in 'Top Gun'?' And I said, 'I am, yes.' And she grinned and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/one-of-the-young-production-assistants-on-terminator-salvation/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

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## More by Michael Ironside

> [I ended up an actor, did my first professional union gig in 1974, and I've been doing it ever since.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/i-ended-up-an-actor-did-my-first-professional-union-gig-in-1974-and-i/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

> [I'm never going to be the lead actor guy. I'm real quiet and real happy and real fortunate to keep working. It's what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/i-m-never-going-to-be-the-lead-actor-guy-i-m-real-quiet-and-real/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

> [People who get involved with the success of something have to be given at least some share of that success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/people-who-get-involved-with-the-success-of-something-have-to-be/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

> [I'm a director's actor; I'm a storyteller's actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/i-m-a-director-s-actor-i-m-a-storyteller-s-actor/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

> [People are either enamored with me or wonder if they can take me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/people-are-either-enamored-with-me-or-wonder-if-they-can-take-me/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

> [When I was in art college, I would be painting, and I would create something on a canvas that was actually quite attractive. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/when-i-was-in-art-college-i-would-be-painting-and-i-would-create/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

> [My M.O. over the years is that I make things better, where people give me that freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/my-m-o-over-the-years-is-that-i-make-things-better-where-people-give/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

> [I mean, I've been in a hundred and fifty films; I don't want to just sit around and talk about things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/i-mean-i-ve-been-in-a-hundred-and-fifty-films-i-don-t-want-to-just/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

> [I'm totally anonymous until I open my bloody mouth and people recognize the voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/i-m-totally-anonymous-until-i-open-my-bloody-mouth-and-people/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

> [I basically was a precocious little kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/i-basically-was-a-precocious-little-kid/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

> [I took acting lessons when I was 19, 20, and I had my writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/i-took-acting-lessons-when-i-was-19-20-and-i-had-my-writing/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

> [Figuring things out for yourself is practically the only freedom anyone really has nowadays. Use that freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/figuring-things-out-for-yourself-is-practically-the-only-freedom/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

> [If anything, I want to bring television back up to where it will entertain and engage a gamer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/if-anything-i-want-to-bring-television-back-up-to-where-it-will/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

> [Figuring things out for yourself is the only freedom anyone really has. Use that freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/figuring-things-out-for-yourself-is-the-only-freedom-anyone-really/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

> [I like to play bad guys, since good guys are always beaten up several times during the movie. Bad guys are beaten only once,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ironside/i-like-to-play-bad-guys-since-good-guys-are-always-beaten-up-several/)

[Michael Ironside](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ironside/)

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