Some directors involve waiting, and if you want to work with that particular director you're going to have to hang around. — John Hurt Copy Share Image
When you're really working well with a director then you can be as outrageous as you like and so can he. And… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
A very, very impressive director, Tomas Alfredson. It's only his second film [ 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'], but he's a real find. — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I thought ['Sailcloth'] was a terrific script. Elfar Adalsteins, the director, is bound to be a director we'll hear from, and the… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I'd say the film to avoid is a director's second film, particularly if his first film was a big success. The second… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
The things that I've enjoyed most are not really science fiction. They are not much fun to make because there are so… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Very, very broadly speaking, you can put directors into two areas: One for whom you work, and the other with whom you… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
[Bong Joon-ho'] is quite different but technically, he is as clever as [Alfred] Hitchcock. That's saying something. In humanitarian terms, I think… — 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've done lots of films with first directors, so it's not unusual for me. — John Hurt Copy Share Image
From John Huston to Fred Zinnemann and Richard Fleischer and all those great American directors. — John Hurt Copy Share Image
The first film is everything you want to say and how you want to say it. Lots of directors will do that… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
[Alfred] Hitchcock was very interested in the image on the screen.As is any good cinema director. That is the language they speak.… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Very broadly speaking, you can put directors into two areas: One for whom you work, and the other with whom you work.… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Very, very broadly speaking, you can put directors into two areas: One for whom you work, and the other with whom you… — 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
![“A very, very impressive director, Tomas Alfredson. It's only his second film [ 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'], but he's a real find.” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/018/john-hurt-1669_cinema_a-very-very-impressive-director-tomas-al_405562.jpg)
![“I thought ['Sailcloth'] was a terrific script. Elfar Adalsteins, the director, is bound to be a director we'll hear from, and the whole thing was really enjoyable.” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2a9/john-hurt-1669_bounds_i-thought-sailcloth-was-a-terrific-scrip_388057.jpg)
![“[Bong Joon-ho'] is quite different but technically, he is as clever as [Alfred] Hitchcock. That's saying something. In humanitarian terms, I think he is much cleverer. He is one of the best directors I've worked with. I absolutely adore working with him.” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e6b/john-hurt-1669_adore_bong-joon-ho-is-quite-different-but-tech_677502.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)
![“[Alfred] Hitchcock was very interested in the image on the screen.As is any good cinema director. That is the language they speak. It is not literature, it is images on screen.” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a05/john-hurt-1669_cinema_alfred-hitchcock-was-very-interested-in_2360356.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)
