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title: "4 Gifted Quotes By Judd Nelson"
description: "4 Gifted quotes by Judd Nelson. Plus more from Judd Nelson and more Gifted sayings from other authors."
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> [ \[John Hurt\] just really gifted, and I had a great time working with him and \[am\] very lucky to have worked with… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/john-hurt-just-really-gifted-and-i-had-a-great-time-working-with-him/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/judd-nelson-4498_gifted_john-hurt-just-really-gifted-and-i-had-a_161327.jpg)

> [You have to be so confident and so gifted to fill five minutes of nothing at the very beginning of a play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/you-have-to-be-so-confident-and-so-gifted-to-fill-five-minutes-of/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cb/judd-nelson-4498_confidence_you-have-to-be-so-confident-and-so-gifte_233689.jpg)

> [ I went and saw him \[ John Hurt \] here in L.A.He did a one-man Beckett show of Krapp's Last Tape. I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/i-went-and-saw-him-john-hurt-here-in-l-a-he-did-a-one-man-beckett/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/584/judd-nelson-4498_actors_i-went-and-saw-him-john-hurt-here-in-l-a_1259925.jpg)

> [Voice-over stuff is so much fun because you don't have hair and makeup and wardrobe. You get to show up. And there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/voice-over-stuff-is-so-much-fun-because-you-don-t-have-hair-and/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67a/judd-nelson-4498_accents_voice-over-stuff-is-so-much-fun-because_2357046.jpg)

## Other authors on Gifted

## More by Judd Nelson

> [Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/catcher-in-the-rye-had-a-profound-impact-on-me-the-idea-that-we-all/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

> [Alien's a great one. That's a scary movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/alien-s-a-great-one-that-s-a-scary-movie/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

> [ \[John Hurt\] just really gifted, and I had a great time working with him and \[am\] very lucky to have worked with him. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/john-hurt-just-really-gifted-and-i-had-a-great-time-working-with-him/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

> [ I enjoyed \[playing lawyer in From The Hip\] as an ode to my dad. My dad went to Harvard and Harvard Law School, so… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/i-enjoyed-playing-lawyer-in-from-the-hip-as-an-ode-to-my-dad-my-dad/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

> [You have to be so confident and so gifted to fill five minutes of nothing at the very beginning of a play before even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/you-have-to-be-so-confident-and-so-gifted-to-fill-five-minutes-of/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

> [I don't know if it matters what country you're from, size of the city you're from, urban or rural, there are people that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/i-don-t-know-if-it-matters-what-country-you-re-from-size-of-the-city/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

> [ \[John\] Hughes was open to that \[rehearsal\]. This can only happen if the director and/or the writer are open to that. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/john-hughes-was-open-to-that-rehearsal-this-can-only-happen-if-the/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

> [Remember to be as smart as you are](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/remember-to-be-as-smart-as-you-are/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

> [You have to kind of roll with the punches. That's why I think work begets work to a certain degree. I just try and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/you-have-to-kind-of-roll-with-the-punches-that-s-why-i-think-work/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

> [I don't know if one's more typecasting than the other, or what I am more like. But I know that the high school I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/i-don-t-know-if-one-s-more-typecasting-than-the-other-or-what-i-am/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

> [ It's like they talk about how American actors have the method and English actors just kind of switch views faster. And John \[Hurt\] is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/it-s-like-they-talk-about-how-american-actors-have-the-method-and/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

> [ \[In The Dark Backward \] someone who has writer's block and kills people in A Cabin By The Lake. I guess he's a type… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/in-the-dark-backward-someone-who-has-writer-s-block-and-kills-people/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

> [Almost anything makes me laugh, especially jokes at my own expense. And I will never, ever admit to being ticklish anywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/almost-anything-makes-me-laugh-especially-jokes-at-my-own-expense-and/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

> [There was no one really like John Bender at my high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/there-was-no-one-really-like-john-bender-at-my-high-school/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

> [Death is not my best subject.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/death-is-not-my-best-subject/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

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