“When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.” ThinkingInspirationalShouldPersonsCharacterTurnsLearningContrarySuperior Man Author:Confucius
“I travel to work on my motorcycle, so it's jeans, boots and a brown Aero leather jacket that weighs as much as I do. If it were black, it would seem like I've got a Brando idea going on, which I don't.” IfsIdeasSeemsBlackBrownBootsJeansJacketsLeatherMotorcycleBrandoLeather Jackets Author:Hugh Laurie
“I've never been passionate about acting, and I find more and more that I work to live the life I want to live. [...] There's something about the detachment I have, the feeling of the lack of importance about what I do, that is healthy.” WantFeelingsActingHealthyImportancePassionateLive LifeDetachment 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
“Mine is an actor's voice, not a singer's voice, but the part was written for an actor (Richard Burton), not a singer.” ActorsVoiceWrittenMinesSingers Author:Jeremy Irons
“Most people are robust. If a man puts his hand on a woman’s bottom, any woman worth her salt can deal with it. It is communication. Can’t we be friendly?” PeopleIfsMenHandsDealsCommunicationBottomFriendlySaltRobustWoman Worth Author:Jeremy Irons
“An acting assistant stage manager in a theater in Canterbury, a rep theater. A small wage but just enough to get by on, and I made props, and I walked on, and I changed scenery, and I realized that I just loved it.” LoveMadeEnoughAgeActingStageChangedTheaterI RealizedManagersAssistantsPropsSceneryCanterburyStage Managers Author:Jeremy Irons
“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.” PeopleImportantDesireDifficultAim Author:Jeremy Irons