Jeremy Irons Quotes (page 2)
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[1986 comment on Robert De Niro] He is a method actor. I think it would be fair to say he`s much slower than I am. As a man, Bob dislikes making a decision. And acting is a whole line of decisions. You make a decision every time you play a line -- do I sa...
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(When asked by an interviewer about why he accepted his role in `Dungeons & Dragons`) "Are you kidding? I`d just bought a castle, I had to pay for it somehow!"
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Basically, I want to keep working, so I don`t worry about the size of the character - if it`s interesting, I`ll do it. It`s quite nice doing smaller roles, in some ways. It means I get home more, and I can get on with my life.
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I sing like an actor and dance like a duck.
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In an interview, he once explained the origin and pronunciation of his name thus: "My name is certainly not pronounced `Eye-rons,` but just like the metal. In England we say, `Eye-ons` -- we`re lazy about our Rs. Here [USA] I guess you would say `Ire-ons....
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