“I certainly play people on the edge quite a lot. I am interested in what makes people odd and what makes them different. In life I try to play the edges. I have a horror of the herd. There are many, many different sorts of people. A lot of people are fairly uninteresting. I want to play the interesting ones. The villains are always more interesting to portray. Shakespeare knew that.” PeopleWantTryingDifferentPlayInterestingHorrorEdgesOddVillainHerds Author:Jeremy Irons
“Never played a video game. Actually, I try to keep them out of my house.” TryingGamesHouseVideo Author:Jeremy Irons
“I try to avoid doing movies where I act with tennis balls. It's ultimately incredibly tedious.” TryingBallsTennisTediousTennis Balls 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
“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.” IfsWayTryingFacesFallActorsOpportunityRiskSurpriseWorth It Author:Jeremy Irons