Once you become the story off-screen, you are less likely to be the onscreen one. 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 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 energytryingthinking 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 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
