Michael Ironside

“The best villains are the ones that you can root for.”

“I am a Canadian, not an American. I am a North American.”

“I'm the designated villain. I'm the guy who is going to be the bad guy.”

“I'm a character actor. I've always been a character actor.”

“Every time I do a movie, I'm reading a script and I'm thinking, 'I've done this. I've done this. I've done this.'”

“Everybody wants to be a star. I don't. I'm a working actor.”

“The first thing I look for in a script is a story. I don't care about the character so much.”

“I like being a storyteller. That's what I am. And I'm a pretty good one.”

“I've always had a problem with authority.”

“I've never played a character where I've said, 'I'm a bad guy.' They're all doing what they're doing for what they think are the right reasons.”