6 Quotes By Jeremy Irons


We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.
Jeremy Irons on dreams

So nevertheless, what I'm saying is that what one is - one's parameters are constantly narrowed by one's success, and my desire is to widen my field even if I risk failure.
Jeremy Irons on failure

I constantly experience failure in that my work is never as good as I want it to be. So I live with failure.
Jeremy Irons on failure

The sad thing about any business I suppose, but in mine you see it particularly, is that you're always asked to do what you've already done.
Jeremy Irons on sad

However, I wasn't very good at the sciences, or didn't have a lot of help in the sciences or something but certainly didn't set science for my A level. And when I came to take my A levels I didn't get a good enough result to go to University.
Jeremy Irons on science

And trust, yes, which is important, but that is what I aim towards. Now that is difficult for some people, and with that desire to get things as good as possible, I would say that I'm probably regarded as quite prickly to work with.
Jeremy Irons on trust