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

Quote by Jeremy Irons

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Actors often behave like children, and so we're taken for children. I want to be...

Actors often behave like children, and so we're taken for children. I want to be...

What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to...

What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to...

I had done a fair bit of traveling during the holidays in my school days...

I had done a fair bit of traveling during the holidays in my school days...

So I continued through my next school, which takes me up to the age of...

So I continued through my next school, which takes me up to the age of...

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take...

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take...

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

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

I envy children who know that they're going to become doctors, know they're going to...

I envy children who know that they're going to become doctors, know they're going to...

A trip to the mainland was a big event and happened maybe once a year,...

A trip to the mainland was a big event and happened maybe once a year,...

And trust, yes, which is important, but that is what I aim towards. Now that...

And trust, yes, which is important, but that is what I aim towards. Now that...

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

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

I constantly experience failure in that my work is never as good as I want...

I constantly experience failure in that my work is never as good as I want...

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take...

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take...

The sad thing about any business I suppose, but in mine you see it particularly,...

The sad thing about any business I suppose, but in mine you see it particularly,...

Paris Hilton, that's very interesting what she did. I've never done that. I haven't really...

Paris Hilton, that's very interesting what she did. I've never done that. I haven't really...

Americans enjoy uniformity in a way that the British don't; they wanted everybody of a...

Americans enjoy uniformity in a way that the British don't; they wanted everybody of a...

However, I wasn't very good at the sciences, or didn't have a lot of help...

However, I wasn't very good at the sciences, or didn't have a lot of help...

My father was a CPA. He worked hard in the aircraft industry, and would come...

My father was a CPA. He worked hard in the aircraft industry, and would come...

At age 10 or 12 he's going to boarding school in the Isle of Wight....

At age 10 or 12 he's going to boarding school in the Isle of Wight....

Now in my theater training I showed no aptitude at all.

Now in my theater training I showed no aptitude at all.

I succeeded on sort of chutzpah and charm. No technique at all, didn't know what...

I succeeded on sort of chutzpah and charm. No technique at all, didn't know what...