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> [Not to be offensive, not to be capricious, not to be arbitrary, not to be neurotic, not to be an actor outer, you're just trying to get in and you're given so little time to get in gently, but it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/not-to-be-offensive-not-to-be-capricious-not-to-be-arbitrary-not-to/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

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## More by William Hurt

> [Not to be offensive, not to be capricious, not to be arbitrary, not to be neurotic, not to be an actor outer, you're just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/not-to-be-offensive-not-to-be-capricious-not-to-be-arbitrary-not-to/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [The perfection in theater is that it's over the second it's done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/the-perfection-in-theater-is-that-it-s-over-the-second-it-s-done/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/great-risks-come-in-long-term-tremendously-assiduous-very-courageous/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [I very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you have to make a decision](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/i-very-much-prefer-the-balance-in-a-scene-to-standing-out-and-so-you/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [David Cronenberg knows what we actors do as artists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/david-cronenberg-knows-what-we-actors-do-as-artists/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [It was the moment I learned acting is not acting out. After that light went on, I spent the rest of my life trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/it-was-the-moment-i-learned-acting-is-not-acting-out-after-that-light/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [I was a science fiction junkie for a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/i-was-a-science-fiction-junkie-for-a-long-time/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [Also CSPAN is really the great treasure of the media as far as getting information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/also-cspan-is-really-the-great-treasure-of-the-media-as-far-as/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [I was held hostage and almost executed by a man who was robbing us in the middle of the night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/i-was-held-hostage-and-almost-executed-by-a-man-who-was-robbing-us-in/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [If you're lucky, and not a lot of actors are these days, you get the chance to create a character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/if-you-re-lucky-and-not-a-lot-of-actors-are-these-days-you-get-the/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [The thing is David is also aware of everything and it's not like you're going somewhere the director is not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/the-thing-is-david-is-also-aware-of-everything-and-it-s-not-like-you/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/what-s-really-frustrating-with-movies-is-the-lack-of-improvement/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [The thing is, I don't believe in most of what's done. The amount of financial and imaginative energy that's put into mediocrity is just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/the-thing-is-i-don-t-believe-in-most-of-what-s-done-the-amount-of/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [I listen to XM radio because I can get so many overseas news stations](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/i-listen-to-xm-radio-because-i-can-get-so-many-overseas-news-stations/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [You don't look at it as the size of the role. Quantity is not the point. You can be as thorough in 30 seconds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/you-don-t-look-at-it-as-the-size-of-the-role-quantity-is-not-the/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

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