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    Sorry, Queen Elizabeth: Jeremy Irons isn't interested. The Oscar winner explains why being knighted doesn't appeal to him, and infers that he may have already turned down the honor.
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  • @kimma508
    @kimma508 7 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    Definitely a class act. I respect him for what he said about why he doesn't want to be knighted.

    • @public.public
      @public.public 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      class act? I think he is anti class and is a real human being.

    • @silverkitty2503
      @silverkitty2503 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@public.public probably

  • @toddst.george494
    @toddst.george494 7 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    Class act and a great actor, Jeremy Irons.

    • @public.public
      @public.public 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      class act? I think he is anti class and is a real human being.

  • @gymclassLv
    @gymclassLv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    “I became an actor to be a Rogue and a vagabond” 0:13 his voice ughhh I can fall asleep to it (in the good way I can hear it all day)

    • @AmericPet
      @AmericPet หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was just thinking that I would love to curl up in his lap and be read a bedtime story. Or really, he could talk about anything sweet, interesting, or endearing, and I would be content to doze and absorb. His voice is so soothing!

    • @AmericPet
      @AmericPet หลายเดือนก่อน

      "A rogue and a vagabond." I've always wanted to be that too. ❤

  • @johnboy14
    @johnboy14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    Knighthoods are handed out so frequently that it devalues them to be honest.

    • @sdprz7893
      @sdprz7893 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They really aren't. 3000 people get Knighthoods every year which is the exact same as it was when Knights had swords and shields. It's a perfect system, keeps British tradition alive

    • @ksec6631
      @ksec6631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@sdprz7893 Oh Thank You. Didn't know that. In a sense 3000 each year is still a lot. I was expecting something close to 300. In another sense given the increase in population 3000 relatively speaking is much smaller.

    • @public.public
      @public.public 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sdprz7893 It does nothing to change things for the better.

    • @thecreativecurator7829
      @thecreativecurator7829 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nekroing this. There are only about 500 sirs in total. This number of 3000 a year is ridiculous.

    • @silverkitty2503
      @silverkitty2503 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sdprz7893 that is a lot

  • @sarimaaret6845
    @sarimaaret6845 7 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Now I respect and admire Jeremy Irons even more than I used to and I used to A LOT!

  • @emmabach4510
    @emmabach4510 7 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    respect to this man even more!

  • @intldawn
    @intldawn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    “We’re not that valuable.”
    BLASPHEME. This man is a gem. Protect him at all costs.

    • @rafaeldionisio2033
      @rafaeldionisio2033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      One of the few that speaks the truth about the Hollywood industry...

    • @acmartialarts2227
      @acmartialarts2227 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rafaeldionisio2033but he’s British

    • @GeorgeKing-ms1vy
      @GeorgeKing-ms1vy 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@acmartialarts2227But he acts in Hollywood films, just like Kate Winslet or Patrick Stewart.

  • @Chingon81s
    @Chingon81s 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Class act!

  • @teenageHorrorMan8
    @teenageHorrorMan8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Really can’t disagree with him! Be very easy to loose you way with how successful his career has been but still manages to stay as grounded as ever! Lot of respect for this man :)

  • @eunbitpark5251
    @eunbitpark5251 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Hmm...knighthood given to the unrecognized. Very interesting, Jeremy Irons. Unexpectedly great answer from such a great actor.

  • @kiddynamite1991
    @kiddynamite1991 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Scar really turned his life around after that hyena attack

  • @nehaht
    @nehaht ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is pure class. It’s a shame there far less people who are like this man!

    • @moshodi100
      @moshodi100 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @nehaht. Agreed

  • @msinvincible2000
    @msinvincible2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The more I listen to his interviews, the more I respect and admire Jeremy Irons!

  • @mjfreaklove
    @mjfreaklove 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    He's the definition of ''modesty'',I adore him!!!

  • @Robert-l6g8i
    @Robert-l6g8i 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Remunerated*. Not renumerated. Renumerated isn't really a word but could mean to numerate something again in the past.

  • @Question_everything-k9o
    @Question_everything-k9o 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    HIs voice!

  • @Missjunebugfreak
    @Missjunebugfreak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Just when I thought I couldn't respect him more, he says this. Jeremy Irons truly exhibits class. Plus he has one of the best voices of all time.

  • @tessmacie9924
    @tessmacie9924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Love, just love his voice.

  • @JustinHenryfan
    @JustinHenryfan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Wow. I just lost all respect to every actor who did accept their knighthood/damehood. What a class act Jeremy Irons is.

  • @heeba4769
    @heeba4769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The accent 😍😍

  • @mercedyzmarieguion292
    @mercedyzmarieguion292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow!!!
    "We're valuable but we're not that valuable"...
    Humility Honesty
    I love it!!!
    So refreshing to hear him say that
    And to state that those who do good works and are NOT well known should get them....wow!!!
    Love him more!!!
    You go, Jeremy

  • @garymacmillan6401
    @garymacmillan6401 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I wondered why he hadn't been knighted. You win an Oscar, it's pretty much nailed on. (Eddie Redmayne is too young.)

    • @EndeavoursRadio
      @EndeavoursRadio 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Andy Murray was knighted and is six years younger than Eddie

  • @halfbakedproductions7887
    @halfbakedproductions7887 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Stephen Hawking refused a knighthood.

  • @catguy4996
    @catguy4996 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Who's Jeremy Irons? I only know Uncle Scar

  • @unwarranted657
    @unwarranted657 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I loved the man for his voice, Now I love him for his voice.

  • @jaydarklighter1989
    @jaydarklighter1989 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "birds of a feather, flock together, so do pigs and swine, rats and mice will have their choice as so shall I have mine"

  • @megangagliardi9005
    @megangagliardi9005 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Being knighted who be better than being King Scar

  • @lavernedavis4416
    @lavernedavis4416 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love his voice 💕

  • @markrindt8730
    @markrindt8730 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Jeremy and Daniel are my favorite actor's.

  • @jeffhardypeterlolo
    @jeffhardypeterlolo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I now need to see a movie with Jeremy Irons & Gary Oldman with the title "A rogue and a vagabond" about 2 british actors in the 19th century.

  • @robertthomson4978
    @robertthomson4978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A very honest comment. Too many 'legendary' actors get gongs for nothing much.

  • @BlueLineofthesky
    @BlueLineofthesky 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This man...Jeremy Irons...wow. I really love him. Also Larry King...more then awesome.

  • @josephinestabel9647
    @josephinestabel9647 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dear Jeremy,
    An Artist has a lot off influence on People,and if they used in a Positie way,
    Beautyful things happen.🕊️

  • @FormerlyNYVulgarian
    @FormerlyNYVulgarian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Jeremy Irons is one of the most humblest actors to ever grace the film industry.

  • @AkshatSTR8EDGE
    @AkshatSTR8EDGE 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    wtf? 100k subscribers yet so few views in an hour

  • @paulaneary7877
    @paulaneary7877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    God, I just love Jeremy Irons. He has some values and is not afraid to stand for them. What a guy.

  • @soleben6998
    @soleben6998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    JEREMY IRONS YOU ARE A WONDERFUL ACTOR. Mi amor platónico!
    kisses from Argentina.

  • @robsmith7567
    @robsmith7567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Legendary guy

  • @ruly8153
    @ruly8153 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love him.

  • @lv2465
    @lv2465 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    First class acting talent without a doubt.

  • @kisskata1465
    @kisskata1465 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Exeptional & independent individual.
    He's not giddy with succes,having an aptitude (or learned!) how to keep a certain measurement.Human soul who loves dogs.

  • @The_Gallowglass
    @The_Gallowglass 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Jeremy Irons is secretly an Irishman. True story.

    • @gman5218
      @gman5218 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What coz he lives there or or ONE of his Great grandparents was born there 🥱

  • @PeterPonomarenko
    @PeterPonomarenko 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This guy should explore making ASMR videos to make ends meet.

  • @winterroadspokenword4681
    @winterroadspokenword4681 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The man is a dark man with a huge facade.
    He was a good choice for the scar character.

  • @tinisunblue
    @tinisunblue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    There are (in one case I have to write WAS) other actors who refused to be knighted. Alan Rickman for example.

    • @kisskata1465
      @kisskata1465 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In this case he didn't deny his real-actual(as you like it!)personality.
      Giftedness and humbleness - a rare combination in these days, I guess.

    • @EndeavoursRadio
      @EndeavoursRadio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Stephen Fry also I'm sure. He's a national treasure and doesn't even have an OBE. John Cleese is someone else who comes to mind

    • @public.public
      @public.public 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kisskata1465 It is not being humble to rationally see how the class system never changes things for the better.
      Culture is inclucive and not exclusive. What does a cultivated cultivator want with something so divisive?

  • @-Vitalis-
    @-Vitalis- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Now that I think of it... what purpose does a knighthood serves nowadays?

  • @TheStuport
    @TheStuport 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Class Personified! I have very much enjoyed Jeremy Irons in everything he had done!

  • @ashleymeadly89
    @ashleymeadly89 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    class act brilliant actor

  • @slapshot68
    @slapshot68 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Larry King would hav ben a good voice for Scar's younger long lost son

  • @antoniovaldespino6650
    @antoniovaldespino6650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    His opinion is respectable, but I believe he deserves that and many more honors.

  • @GG-yn6jw
    @GG-yn6jw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bravo!!!! Good for him!!!❤

  • @flippert0
    @flippert0 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Haha, he doesn't want to become a "knob". Quite the burn!

  • @Rebelmusedesign
    @Rebelmusedesign 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love his voice❤

  • @fabienh3943
    @fabienh3943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very wise words!

  • @riderpikachu7403
    @riderpikachu7403 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    'I became an actor to be a rogue and a vagabond ' That's what the company said to Indians when they colonised India.
    Everything apart. Jeremy is class in himself. ❤️

  • @DavidPacJr
    @DavidPacJr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just more of a reason to be knighted Sir Jeremy Irons

  • @epau6651
    @epau6651 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent response from a classic man

  • @AeroPortJoga
    @AeroPortJoga 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well said!!!!

  • @rebal1681
    @rebal1681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love him!

  • @cugir321
    @cugir321 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the .223 round on his necklace. A crystal and such.....Says volumes.

  • @emmad.176
    @emmad.176 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow I don't mind actors being knighted but I understand where he's coming from. I respect his view :)

  • @daveidmarx8296
    @daveidmarx8296 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Forget knighthood. I wanna see Jeremy Irons Cereal!

  • @apurvakmr
    @apurvakmr 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He was knighted by God, with great talent and voice

  • @robgabriel8900
    @robgabriel8900 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    jeremy irons is an anagram for jeremy's iron...

  • @schrire39
    @schrire39 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The way he makes a fuss pretending to deny he was offered a knighthood reminds me of the Curb episode where everyone knows “anonymous” actually means Ted Danson. Irons is having his cake and eating it.

  • @ganglabesh
    @ganglabesh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Die Hard with a Vengeance is the best of that series

  • @paulpixel
    @paulpixel 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Remunerated

  • @tcsl7764
    @tcsl7764 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hear hear!

  • @joaquinqueijo6086
    @joaquinqueijo6086 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    HE IS TO KIND

  • @Not-an-Alien
    @Not-an-Alien 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sir Jeremy has a very nice ring to it.

  • @Dayserking
    @Dayserking 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Become knighted Sir Jeremy! I’ll start to practice my curtsy

  • @mrsszmanda07
    @mrsszmanda07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love him! Incredible actor

  • @thejanusproject32
    @thejanusproject32 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The moment he said Vagabond?
    Yeah ok, Lion King, Can you feel the love tonight lyrics.
    He was just...the stars were lined up for him to be part of that movie, The Lion King, and forever he is in history for that.

  • @PurpleSnakeScumBags
    @PurpleSnakeScumBags ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He's amazing loved him as Simon in die hard.

  • @rimnodpresents2724
    @rimnodpresents2724 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He would make a great American