The British actor Jeremy Irons.GIANFRANCO TRIPODO
Jeremy Irons: ‘I love villains, I identify with them’
‘Brideshead Revisited,’ ‘The Mission,’ ‘The French Lieutenant’s Woman’… these are just some of the titles in film and television that forged the career of this great British actor. Irons originally intended to be a musician, but his physique, voice and acting skills led him down the path of cinema. EL PAÍS spoke with him in Seville
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Seville - JAN 18, 2025 - 23:45 COT
He shows up alone, without a manager, and refuses to go through makeup and hairdressing. We don’t even talk about styling. It’s impossible to separate Jeremy Irons, 76, from the image he has carefully cultivated: that of a gentleman who has fled the countryside. He wears a scarf around his neck, a docker cap, jeans, cowboy boots and a worn, woolen vest.