I ended up an actor, did my first professional union gig in 1974, and I've been doing it ever since. Michael Ironside More Quotes by Michael Ironside More Quotes From Michael Ironside I like to play bad guys, since good guys are always beaten up several times during the movie. Bad guys are beaten only once, in the end. Michael Ironside guy ends play People are either enamored with me or wonder if they can take me. Michael Ironside take-me wonder people Figuring things out for yourself is the only freedom anyone really has. Use that freedom. Michael Ironside figuring-things use My M.O. over the years is that I make things better, where people give me that freedom. Michael Ironside giving people years One of the young production assistants (on 'Terminator: Salvation') stepped over to my chair and said, 'Mr. Ironside, are you any relation to the Ironside who was in 'Top Gun'?' And I said, 'I am, yes.' And she grinned and said, 'I knew it! Talent must run in your family!' And she walked away. And all of the producers and directors kind of looked at me uncertainly, and I said, 'What are you guys so uncomfortable for? That's an incredible compliment. I do look like the father of that guy, for Christ's sake!' Michael Ironside gun running father I'm totally anonymous until I open my bloody mouth and people recognize the voice. Michael Ironside voice mouths people It's kind of a strange world when you can trust a game format or platform more than the network news. Michael Ironside news games world I'm never going to be the lead actor guy. I'm real quiet and real happy and real fortunate to keep working. It's what I do. It's like the circus. I ran away and joined it a long time ago. Michael Ironside guy real long I mean, I've been in a hundred and fifty films; I don't want to just sit around and talk about things. Michael Ironside fifty talking mean When I was in art college, I would be painting, and I would create something on a canvas that was actually quite attractive. But if I got frightened and tried to protect that, that canvas would die. Michael Ironside college would-be art People who get involved with the success of something have to be given at least some share of that success. Michael Ironside given share people I'm a director's actor; I'm a storyteller's actor. Michael Ironside storyteller actors directors I want to make smart television. Michael Ironside smart want television If anything, I want to bring television back up to where it will entertain and engage a gamer. Michael Ironside gamer want television I basically was a precocious little kid. Michael Ironside little-kid littles kids I took acting lessons when I was 19, 20, and I had my writing. Michael Ironside lessons acting writing
