It would be difficult to have any unfulfilled ambitions because I don't have any ambitions. I've never been that kind of performer. — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I didn't want to teach. I wanted to act. It was quite a long and difficult road to get there but very… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Early on, I didn't intend to have children. I thought it was too difficult a world for them. But then it happened,… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
In the States it's more and more difficult to get an independent film off the ground, and you certainly wont get the… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I think it would be very difficult to play somebody if they didn't think they had any virtues or redeeming characteristics. — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I think I'd rather do [acting] in the real place. It requires different things, working with green screen, but its an imaginative… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
The most difficult thing about painting is the self-discipline. When I finish a job, I give myself a few days, but then… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
The director [Elfar Adalsteins] came to me through my agent and I had a read of the script [of the "Sailcloth]. I… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I find it difficult to say, like "which child do you prefer the most", and its a sort of surface choice. I've… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Where humanity is going to find itself in, say, 20, 30, 40, or 50 years would be very difficult to predict, I… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Elephant Man [movie] was much more difficult physically. This had a couple of days. It was quite tricky. I had my leg… — 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 think I'd rather do [acting] in the real place. It requires different things, working with green screen, but its an imaginative exercise anyway, the whole business of acting, so it just gives you a bit more to feed the imagination. Unless it's really silly, just two of you stuck in a space with…” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2b5/john-hurt-1669_acting_i-think-i-d-rather-do-acting-in-the-real_1472559.jpg)
![“The director [Elfar Adalsteins] came to me through my agent and I had a read of the script [of the "Sailcloth]. I thought immediately this is someone who is writing for the cinema. Not having to go through the tedious business of taking something from literature and making that awful leap that is…” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7bd/john-hurt-1669_able_the-director-elfar-adalsteins-came-to-me_1347654.jpg)
![“Elephant Man [movie] was much more difficult physically. This had a couple of days. It was quite tricky. I had my leg strapped up behind me and I am a little older now. It was all marvelous, though. He [Bong Joon-ho] is one of the most fabulous directors in the world.” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/946/john-hurt-1669_behinds_elephant-man-movie-was-much-more-difficu_3006821.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)
