Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Max Irons
As CIA analyst Joe Turner in the new AT&T AUDIENCE Network series, "Condor," Max Irons plays the role made famous by Robert Redford in "Three Days of the Condor." The actor says that filming in Toronto reminds him a bit of home. "I used to live in New York and I live in London now and you can see elements of both cities in Toronto," says Irons, who's the son of actor Jeremy Irons. "It's a wonderful place to film, because you've got skyscrapers and smaller neighborhoods that have a Brooklyn feel. You've also got beautiful nature surrounding you."
Q. How much time do you have to explore Toronto?
A. We shoot for six months at a time, so there's a good amount of time to get to know the place. We also shot a bit in Washington, D.C., but there was no time to go sightseeing, unfortunately.
Q. Are you ever tempted to pick a job because of where the project will be filmed?
A. (Laughs) Are you kidding me? Absolutely! It's not the governing decision, but it's certainly an ingredient in the mix. The one that jumps out is one where you're probably not going to want to invite your readers to go. I have a real interest in Cold War history. I shot a film in Ukraine, which was super interesting for me. I kind of loved it and the people were lovely. It's not much of a holiday destination, but that's what was nice about it. It was a whole different world with a whole different culture that was pretty mysterious. I liked it there a lot. I would go back. I actually think about it quite often.
Q. What's on your travel bucket list?
A. Where I really want to go is the Middle East, particularly Iran, which I'm assured, is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Also one where the people are so welcoming, constantly having to refuse people inviting you into their homes to give you full three-course meals. It sounds wonderful.
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?
A. The first trip I can really remember was to Antigua and I remember it because I had a Puff the Magic Dragon hand puppet that I left there and it broke my heart. I was just devastated. And somehow, my father -- and I don't know how he did it -- got it back. When we got back home to London, there was Puff the Magic Dragon waiting for me on the stairs. (Laughs) That was my first memory of a holiday. But my family also took me to India when I was about 11. We traveled for about a month by train and boat and it was magical. That was one of the best moments.
Q. You've been to South Asia. Have you traveled to Eastern Asian countries like Japan or Korea?
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