Film Quotes by John Hurt
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John Hurt reflects on why small, independent films often feel more interesting than big productions. He talks about moving into producing to bring the right elements together. He warns that a director’s second film can be a trap after a big success, and he notes that his own career unfolded without a clear plan.
![“People say you never retire in this [film] business and I say, well, not until they retire you.” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b9/john-hurt-1669_business_people-say-you-never-retire-in-this-film_2155858.png)
![“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/i/018/john-hurt-1669_cinema_a-very-very-impressive-director-tomas-al_405562.png)
![“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/i/b3c/john-hurt-1669_being-successful_it-s-quite-interesting-looking-back-at-t_1569834.png)
![“By the time I came to do the final ones [Harry Potter's film], I was working on something that was massively successful. There was a huge difference in indulgence and all sorts of stuff. A very big difference in peoples' attitudes. They were very pleased with themselves. In human terms, it was…” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d7/john-hurt-1669_attitude_by-the-time-i-came-to-do-the-final-ones_492060.png)
![“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/i/4c2/john-hurt-1669_able_i-loved-working-with-lars-von-trier-but_721205.png)
![“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/i/7bd/john-hurt-1669_able_the-director-elfar-adalsteins-came-to-me_1347654.jpg)
![“I think [ Lars Von Trier] is a fantastic filmmaker. No question. You've got to be ready for him. He's sharp and he's got a sharp tongue and I love that. He doesn't mind it back.” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9c/john-hurt-1669_fantastic_i-think-lars-von-trier-is-a-fantastic-fi_697268.png)
![“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/i/ccf/john-hurt-1669_bluffs_i-got-used-to-lars-von-trier-doing-the-n_55595.png)
