--- title: "10 Want Quotes By Max Irons" description: "10 Want quotes by Max Irons. Plus more from Max Irons and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/max-irons-12586_bits_i-always-wanted-to-be-a-teacher-a-bit-of_2121901.jpg" --- > [I always wanted to be a teacher. A bit of me still wants to be a teacher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/i-always-wanted-to-be-a-teacher-a-bit-of-me-still-wants-to-be-a/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/max-irons-12586_bits_i-always-wanted-to-be-a-teacher-a-bit-of_2121901.jpg) > [I want to have a career that lasts 60 years, not six.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/i-want-to-have-a-career-that-lasts-60-years-not-six/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c04/max-irons-12586_career_i-want-to-have-a-career-that-lasts-60-ye_3224193.jpg) > [I've always wanted to be a fighter pilot. But I don't want to kill people. I'd hate to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/i-ve-always-wanted-to-be-a-fighter-pilot-but-i-don-t-want-to-kill/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/max-irons-12586_fighter_i-ve-always-wanted-to-be-a-fighter-pilot_3232940.jpg) > [People say 'follow in the footsteps' but I always find that a strange expression because what you want to do is forge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/people-say-follow-in-the-footsteps-but-i-always-find-that-a-strange/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc4/max-irons-12586_expression_people-say-follow-in-the-footsteps-but-i_3089438.jpg) > [Acting advice is a bit like your parents teaching you how to drive a car. You know they're right, but you still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/acting-advice-is-a-bit-like-your-parents-teaching-you-how-to-drive-a/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b1/max-irons-12586_acting_acting-advice-is-a-bit-like-your-parents_2986480.jpg) > [I was supposed to go up for something recently that was a six-year commitment, and I didn't want to do it. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/i-was-supposed-to-go-up-for-something-recently-that-was-a-six-year/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c5/max-irons-12586_commitment_i-was-supposed-to-go-up-for-something-re_419610.jpg) > [I think I was about 16 when I first figured I wanted to be an actor. I wanted to be a fighter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/i-think-i-was-about-16-when-i-first-figured-i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-i/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c91/max-irons-12586_actors_i-think-i-was-about-16-when-i-first-figu_1036129.jpg) > [Also I don't want to refer to myself as Maximilian. You'd have to win an Oscar or become mind-numbingly wealthy or hit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/also-i-don-t-want-to-refer-to-myself-as-maximilian-you-d-have-to-win/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/max-irons-12586_cigar_also-i-don-t-want-to-refer-to-myself-as_433569.jpg) > [When I was about 16, I did a Neil LaBute play called 'A Gaggle of Saints' from a collection of plays called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/when-i-was-about-16-i-did-a-neil-labute-play-called-a-gaggle-of/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/max-irons-12586_bash_when-i-was-about-16-i-did-a-neil-labute_2465549.jpg) > [I want to keep working. I want to step away from young adult fiction. I want to do theater periodically - Farragut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/i-want-to-keep-working-i-want-to-step-away-from-young-adult-fiction-i/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0b/max-irons-12586_actors_i-want-to-keep-working-i-want-to-step-aw_1657677.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Max Irons > [Once you become the story off-screen, you are less likely to be the onscreen one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/once-you-become-the-story-off-screen-you-are-less-likely-to-be-the/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) > [Bullingdon would never go co-ed. I'm not going to give anything away, but there are a couple of girls involved in our story and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/bullingdon-would-never-go-co-ed-i-m-not-going-to-give-anything-away/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) > [I never wear sneakers. I don't feel comfortable in them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/i-never-wear-sneakers-i-don-t-feel-comfortable-in-them/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) > [I haven't read the 'Twilight' books. But it's everywhere so I feel like I know it. Edward, Bella, Jacob, etc. but... I haven't read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/i-haven-t-read-the-twilight-books-but-it-s-everywhere-so-i-feel-like/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) > [There are certain things that cut right to the bone, but as an actor you have to because you get turned down for things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/there-are-certain-things-that-cut-right-to-the-bone-but-as-an-actor/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) > [I don't think I've got enough energy to be competitive! Most of my energy is just devoted to me being nervous and trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/i-don-t-think-i-ve-got-enough-energy-to-be-competitive-most-of-my/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) > [I was supposed to go up for something recently that was a six-year commitment, and I didn't want to do it. It was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/i-was-supposed-to-go-up-for-something-recently-that-was-a-six-year/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) > [Also I don't want to refer to myself as Maximilian. You'd have to win an Oscar or become mind-numbingly wealthy or hit 50. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/also-i-don-t-want-to-refer-to-myself-as-maximilian-you-d-have-to-win/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) > [Auditioning is a funny one. It's all about energy. If you walk into a room and the room feels off or the people feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/auditioning-is-a-funny-one-it-s-all-about-energy-if-you-walk-into-a/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) > [I mean, it's fine when you're a kid and someone runs into the playground and goes, 'I've got this great game of pretend,' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/i-mean-it-s-fine-when-you-re-a-kid-and-someone-runs-into-the/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) > [If you try to bring 'teen drama,' you end up doing nothing but pouting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/if-you-try-to-bring-teen-drama-you-end-up-doing-nothing-but-pouting/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) > [I know I haven't done it. I've done a couple of films, which were intended to go straight up. Thankfully they didn't. So now,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/i-know-i-haven-t-done-it-i-ve-done-a-couple-of-films-which-were/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) > [I always feel kind of awkward when I look at pictures of myself. Watching videos of myself is really uncomfortable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/i-always-feel-kind-of-awkward-when-i-look-at-pictures-of-myself/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) > [I don't look on the Internet; it's a world of pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/i-don-t-look-on-the-internet-it-s-a-world-of-pain/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) > [As an actor, variety is the spice of life. I love theatre… it's what I enjoy the most. But a bit of TV, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-irons/as-an-actor-variety-is-the-spice-of-life-i-love-theatre-it-s-what-i/) [Max Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-irons/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/max-irons/#itemlist", "name": "10 Want Quotes By Max Irons", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always wanted to be a teacher. 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