“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 really do. It`s a nightmare.” ThinkingStepsHellPoliticianGladNightmareGatesGates Of Hell Author: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 of an iceberg of society - the leaders of society telling us how to be. I think it's not their business. It's an attitude where the governors think, 'We know what's best for people, and they're so stupid that they would only not do it if we ban it.'” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsMeanAttitudeLeaderDangerousStupidLibertarianSmokingGovernorsReally MeanBansIceberg Author: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.” PeopleThinkingRunningDoubtNo DoubtMentalityAssassinsTemplars Author:Jeremy Irons
“I think nobody since has written such extraordinary work as Shakespeare writes. The characters he writes are full of inconsistencies, which is a great human quality - I mean we're all very inconsistent in the way we behave.” ThinkingWritingMeanCharacterQualityExtraordinaryBehaveInconsistentInconsistency Author:Jeremy Irons
“You look worldwide for the great leaders, and they're pretty thin on the ground, and of course the problem is unless you're squeaky, squeaky clean, something is going to come out of the cupboard. Most people aren't squeaky clean. Most people have fallen by the wayside once or twice in their lives, and because the world is so transparent now, I think they're very fearful of running for office. It's a huge shame, because often people who have really lived and are amazing people can be brought down by a past indiscretion.” PeopleThinkingWorldProblemRunningPastLeaderOfficeShameFallenFearfulGreat LeaderAmazing People Author: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 debate. And I think that gay marriage is a huge step forward. But debate is throwing ideas about, and when it becomes sort of a weapon of character assassination, I think that's crazy. I think the situation in America is different from in England, where we have civil partnership, and now the vote on gay marriage has been carried, and whether it will go through Parliament I don't know.” ThinkingDifferentCharacterSituationCrazyInternetGayVoteCommunicateDebatePartnershipAlways BelieveGay Marriage Author: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 think choice is one of the hardest things, but that's what I try to give my children, to say you can do anything.” ThinkingKnowsGivingTryingChildrenChoicesForceCan DoDoctorsEnvyHardestMy ChildrenHardest Thing Author:Jeremy Irons
“You have to communicate on a much greater scale. With a camera, you can use the flick of an eye. On stage, a lot of other things are happening that can pull focus or energy. You're always thinking the same way, but you have to amplify your thoughts with the volume of your speech and the ways you use your whole body to communicate what you're feeling. It's a little bit different from film.” ThinkingWayLittlesDifferentWholeUseFeelingsBodyEyeFilmEnergyBitsGreaterFocusStageSpeechLittle BitHappeningsCamerasCommunicateScalesVolumeAlways ThinkingAmplifyThinking The Same Author:Jeremy Irons
“So the better my partner or my opposition, however you like to think about it, the better my game.” ThinkingGamesPartnersOpposition Author: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 to me.” ThinkingCharacterActorsAliensCharacteristicsSwaggerCharacter ActorsSwag Author:Jeremy Irons
“You think, you don't just speak. The lines come off the thoughts.” ThinkingSpeakLinesTheatre Author:Jeremy Irons
