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Max Irons Biography

Maximilian Paul Diarmuid "Max" Irons (born 17 October 1985) is an English-Irish actor and model. He is known for his roles in Red Riding Hood (2011), The White Queen (2013), The Host (2013), Woman in Gold (2014), and The Riot Club (2014).

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For me, comfort is paramount.

Comfort, Paramount

I know I haven't done it. I've done a couple of films, which were intended to go straight up. Thankfully they didn't. So now, I think that's what I need to do. I just need to grow as an actor.

Actor, Couple, Films, Intended, Needs, Thinking

I was supposed to go up for something recently that was a six-year commitment, and I didn't want to do it. It was a terrible part as well. I don't want to be doing six years of something. I'd go crazy.

Commitment, Crazy, Recently, Years

I've always wanted to be a fighter pilot. But I don't want to kill people. I'd hate to.

Fighter, Hate, People, Want

I want to keep working. I want to step away from young adult fiction. I want to do theater periodically - Farragut North reminded me how great it is. I started out in theater. I trained in theater and then I kind of fell into film and TV. I want to work with interesting artists, talented actors, talented directors, and talented scripts. Not necessarily leading roles.

Artist, Away, Fiction, Interesting, Reminded, Steps

I think there was a bit of brotherly love, but I think everything has a motive when you're king. It's all about maintaining that power - securing that power - and I think Edward was very skillful at doing that. I think he was a great king. Opinions are split, if you look at what he's done and written about him.

Edward, Kings, Looks, Maintaining, Thinking, Written

Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing.

Generous Spirit, Healing, Kindness, Long, Medicine, Way

Towards the end, one of them was older than I was in real life.

Ends, Life, Real, Real Life, Towards

I think he [King Edward] was a modernizer who was a new thinker. The things he intended to do - unify the country, expand it all from coast to coast - were very modern and radical in those days. Also, the fact that he married who he did and that he managed to deal with the consequences and ramifications of that marriage and stay on the throne until the day he died, that shows skill.

Country, Deal, Kings, Shows, Thinking, Unify

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.

Coats, Cold, Favorite, Favorites Things, Years

American actors are all muscular, tanned, white teeth and they have this indestructible confidence. We British are all. . . Dare I say it? Pessimistic.

Actors, Dare, Say, Teeth, White

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.

Auditioning, Energy, Jobs, People, Place, Send

The Host' is very much in the same vein as 'Twilight', and there's clearly a huge fan base out there. But I can't imagine myself being as huge as Robert Pattinson. I'm not sure I could handle that level of fame.

Twilight, Fans, Veins, Same, Handle, Fan

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

Become, Likely, Onscreen, Screens, Stories, Story

There was recently a story out that I turned down a role in a major franchise. That's not true. I refused to audition for it. I didn't get the part. I didn't even go in because I thought that the part was just a repackaged version of the parts I played before in these young adult films - sort of moody, masculine, but sensitive and all this kind of thing. It was just a repackaged, rather dull thing.

Adult, Adults, Films, Played, Roles, Stories

I always feel kind of awkward when I look at pictures of myself. Watching videos of myself is really uncomfortable.

Awkward, Looks, Uncomfortable, Video, Videos

Well, I couldn't spell my name until I was eight - my second name. I was so dyslexic. Max I could do. Irons, nope.

Dyslexic, Eight, Iron, Irons, Names

Acting advice is a bit like your parents teaching you how to drive a car. You know they're right, but you still kind of want them to shut up a bit.

Advice, Car, Know, Parent, Teaching

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.

Energy, Enough, Nervous, Thinking, Trying

In fact, when I met Kit Harington first, he was pretty much feeling how I'm feeling today - at a photo shoot and you've had no sleep. He was just a really nice, English, down-to-earth guy. No pretense, nothing.

English, Guy, Nice, Pretense, Sleep, Today

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