I don't think I've got enough energy to be competitive! Most of my energy is just devoted to me being nervous and trying to deal with the situation. Max Irons More Quotes by Max Irons More Quotes From Max Irons Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing. Max Irons generous-spirithealingkindness It's a mistake to dwell too much on the consequences of a piece of work that you're making. Max Irons piecestoo-muchmistake I think it's quite good to have an amount of unavailability. Max Irons amountthinking Well, I couldn't spell my name until I was eight - my second name. I was so dyslexic. Max I could do. Irons, nope. Max Irons ironeightnames I like to think that at the end of a show, you can just take your costume off and go to the pub. Max Irons costumesendsthinking I think I was about 16 when I first figured I wanted to be an actor. I wanted to be a fighter pilot before that, but then I thought I don't want to kill people so that ruled that out. Max Irons peoplefirststhinking Coats are my favorite thing, and it's always cold in England. I'm comfortable spending a bit of money if you know you're going to be wearing it 10 years later. Max Irons coatsfavorites-thingsyears I want to have a career that lasts 60 years, not six. Max Irons careerswantyears I don't look on the Internet; it's a world of pain. Max Irons painlooksworld American actors are all muscular, tanned, white teeth and they have this indestructible confidence. We British are all... Dare I say it? Pessimistic. Max Irons teethactorswhite People say 'follow in the footsteps' but I always find that a strange expression because what you want to do is forge your own path, so to speak. Max Irons expressionwantpeople The only person I can amaze is me. Max Irons i-canpersons I've got my dad's height and smoking habit. But I think I've got my mum's looks and sensibilities. Max Irons dadsmokingthinking The actors I respect are the ones who see it as a career and manage to live reasonably normal lives, like Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Max Irons normalactorscareers Nepotism is despised in England, which is a very good thing. I think something to do with the class system. People really look down on nepotism. So yeah, it never really works in your favor - even in this industry. Max Irons classpeoplethinking Once you become the story off-screen, you are less likely to be the onscreen one. Max Irons screensstories My name has opened doors and slammed doors shut. Max Irons slamming-doorsnamesdoors I always feel kind of awkward when I look at pictures of myself. Max Irons awkwardvideolooks Auditioning is a funny one. It's all about energy. If you walk into a room and the room feels off or the people feel off, that can set you off. If the room is very small. I know which casting directors I should go to, because the place is conducive to doing a good job and the people are conducive and I know the other ones aren't, in which case I send in a tape. Max Irons castingjobspeople If you try to bring 'teen drama,' you end up doing nothing but pouting. Max Irons doing-nothingtryingdrama
