Jeremy Irons

At age 10 or 12 he's going to boarding school in the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight is, of course,…

— Jeremy Irons

I liked the theater. I liked the people. I liked the time that we worked.

— Jeremy Irons

I succeeded on sort of chutzpah and charm. No technique at all, didn't know what I was doing, but it worked and…

— Jeremy Irons

I find what I call the [bleep] side of the industry very difficult. You won't see me at other peoples' premiers. I…

— Jeremy Irons

I get bored very easily, so I love doing different things, changing, doing a job for a month and then doing another…

— Jeremy Irons

To be an actor you need various things. You need to have a head for choosing the roles. You have to be,…

— Jeremy Irons

I envy children who know that they're going to become doctors, know they're going to go into the forces or whatever. I…

— Jeremy Irons

Sadly, one's parameters are constantly narrowed by one's success.

— Jeremy Irons

One always returns to the fact that there are just too many of us, the population continues to rise and it's unsustainable

— Jeremy Irons

I'm very glad I'm not a politician. I think it's one step away from the gates of hell, being a politician. I…

— Jeremy Irons

What Takes Us to the PAST is the MEMORY.... What takes Us to the FUTURE is DREAM......

— Jeremy Irons

It's just money; it's made up. Pieces of paper with pictures on it so we don't have to kill each other just…

— Jeremy Irons

My next step must be to go to drama school. Well, I get into drama school, so I did that.

— Jeremy Irons

I've always believed that the great strength of the Internet is that it allows us to communicate with each other, it allows…

— Jeremy Irons

Never played a video game. Actually, I try to keep them out of my house.

— Jeremy Irons

You think, you don't just speak. The lines come off the thoughts.

— Jeremy Irons

No, I don't believe in hard work. If something is hard, leave it. Let it come to you. Let it happen.

— Jeremy Irons

What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to risk, find opportunities to fall on my…

— Jeremy Irons

Because I'm now successful, what I'm being offered as an actor is more and more of the same.

— Jeremy Irons

I'm a complete libertarian. I think it's very, very dangerous. I really mean that. I think the smoking ban is a tip…

— Jeremy Irons

The sad thing about any business I suppose, but in mine you see it particularly, is that you're always asked to do…

— Jeremy Irons

I think I'm probably an assassin and not a Templar, but no doubt we're probably run by people with Templar mentalities.

— Jeremy Irons

I think I would not be described as a character actor in that I don't take on characteristics which are very alien…

— Jeremy Irons

I was not naturally intellectual, but somebody whose interest had to be whetted, still the case sadly.

— Jeremy Irons

You have to communicate on a much greater scale. With a camera, you can use the flick of an eye. On stage,…

— Jeremy Irons