I loved working with [ Lars Von Trier], but I've done two films before, so I was quite used to him.He's a… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I wanted to work with those boys (producers Andy and Larry Wachowski) because they're so eccentric and peculiar. Larry, of course, is… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
It's quite interesting, looking back at the first one [film about Harry Potter], nobody knew whether or not it was going to… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
If it's a low-brow bawdy comedy, it's got to stand the chance of succeeding as such. If it's an intellectual piece, a… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I felt, you know, body and soul, as it were. But, of course, I mean, I - at that age, I didn't… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I can't say that I wouldn't prefer to make small films, basically because I think they are probably more interesting in terms of the… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Acting is an imaginative leap, really, isn't it? And imaginations prosper in different circumstances. And it's being able - I can't tell you how… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
My surname certainly suggests a man whose destiny has always been injury. — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I got used to [ Lars Von Trier] doing the narration for 'Dogville' and 'Manderley.' And I said to him I do these narrations… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
The first thing you have to get used to in any kind of acting is the ability to make a fool of yourself. If… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
One wonders sometimes, looking at the world, how it's dealing with itself. There are days when you wake up and you feel very optimistic… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
To me, nothing ever feels like a sure thing. I cling to that because it's very important you don't ever think anything is a… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Things come in a quieter way to me. It's not laziness, and it's not diffidence. I just know how far you have to bend… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I've spent a great deal of my life doing independent film, and that is partly because the subject matter interests me and partly because… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I find myself more interested in producing. Not because I'm interested in the financial side of it, but just getting together the right elements… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Actors are not always the best judges. We have a peculiar idea of what we think we are, and sometimes it's best left to… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
My parents felt that acting was far too insecure. Don't ask me what made them think that painting would be more secure. — John Hurt Copy Share Image
![“I loved working with [ Lars Von Trier], but I've done two films before, so I was quite used to him.He's a man of incredible moods of course, but he's also a hugely perceptive man, and there's no getting away from that. And he's able to put that perception into something like film, so we're very…” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4c2/john-hurt-1669_able_i-loved-working-with-lars-von-trier-but_721205.jpg)
![“It's quite interesting, looking back at the first one [film about Harry Potter], nobody knew whether or not it was going to be successful as a film. The books were of course already very successful, but that's happened before, where the books were successful and the films weren't at all. But it…” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b3c/john-hurt-1669_being-successful_it-s-quite-interesting-looking-back-at-t_1569834.jpg)
![“I got used to [ Lars Von Trier] doing the narration for 'Dogville' and 'Manderley.' And I said to him I do these narrations for you but you never put me in a film! So he called my bluff and put me in 'Melancholia' and I was thrilled about that.” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ccf/john-hurt-1669_bluffs_i-got-used-to-lars-von-trier-doing-the-n_55595.jpg)
