I think I would not be described as a character actor in that I don't take on characteristics which are very alien to me. Jeremy Irons actoraliencharacter Change image and share on social
Americans enjoy uniformity in a way that the British don't; they wanted everybody of a sort of nice chorus line height and here I was, this person who was a good three inches taller than anyone else on the end of the line. Jeremy Irons americanbritishchorus share on social
What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to risk, find opportunities to fall on my face if it's going to be worth it, and then maybe I'll surprise myself. Jeremy Irons actorconstantlyface Change image and share on social
So nevertheless, what I'm saying is that what one is - one's parameters are constantly narrowed by one's success, and my desire is to widen my field even if I risk failure. Jeremy Irons constantlydesirefailure Change image and share on social
So the better my partner or my opposition, however you like to think about it, the better my game. Jeremy Irons gameoppositionpartner Change image and share on social
And trust, yes, which is important, but that is what I aim towards. Now that is difficult for some people, and with that desire to get things as good as possible, I would say that I'm probably regarded as quite prickly to work with. Jeremy Irons aimdesiredifficult share on social
However, I wasn't very good at the sciences, or didn't have a lot of help in the sciences or something but certainly didn't set science for my A level. And when I came to take my A levels I didn't get a good enough result to go to University. Jeremy Irons goodlevellot share on social
I had done a fair bit of traveling during the holidays in my school days with my guitar and discovered that I could live on it. Admittedly, I traveled with a sleeping bag but I could always find somewhere to lay my head. Jeremy Irons admittedlybagbite share on social
I was not naturally intellectual, but somebody whose interest had to be whetted, still the case sadly. Jeremy Irons caseintellectualinterest Change image and share on social
Now in my theater training I showed no aptitude at all. Jeremy Irons aptitudeshowtheater Change image and share on social