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> [I was held hostage and almost executed by a man who was robbing us in the middle of the night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/i-was-held-hostage-and-almost-executed-by-a-man-who-was-robbing-us-in/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

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## More by William Hurt

> [Not to be offensive, not to be capricious, not to be arbitrary, not to be neurotic, not to be an actor outer, you're just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/not-to-be-offensive-not-to-be-capricious-not-to-be-arbitrary-not-to/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [The perfection in theater is that it's over the second it's done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/the-perfection-in-theater-is-that-it-s-over-the-second-it-s-done/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/great-risks-come-in-long-term-tremendously-assiduous-very-courageous/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [I very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you have to make a decision](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/i-very-much-prefer-the-balance-in-a-scene-to-standing-out-and-so-you/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [David Cronenberg knows what we actors do as artists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/david-cronenberg-knows-what-we-actors-do-as-artists/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [It was the moment I learned acting is not acting out. After that light went on, I spent the rest of my life trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/it-was-the-moment-i-learned-acting-is-not-acting-out-after-that-light/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [I was a science fiction junkie for a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/i-was-a-science-fiction-junkie-for-a-long-time/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [Also CSPAN is really the great treasure of the media as far as getting information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/also-cspan-is-really-the-great-treasure-of-the-media-as-far-as/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [I was held hostage and almost executed by a man who was robbing us in the middle of the night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/i-was-held-hostage-and-almost-executed-by-a-man-who-was-robbing-us-in/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [If you're lucky, and not a lot of actors are these days, you get the chance to create a character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/if-you-re-lucky-and-not-a-lot-of-actors-are-these-days-you-get-the/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [The thing is David is also aware of everything and it's not like you're going somewhere the director is not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/the-thing-is-david-is-also-aware-of-everything-and-it-s-not-like-you/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/what-s-really-frustrating-with-movies-is-the-lack-of-improvement/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [The thing is, I don't believe in most of what's done. The amount of financial and imaginative energy that's put into mediocrity is just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/the-thing-is-i-don-t-believe-in-most-of-what-s-done-the-amount-of/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [I listen to XM radio because I can get so many overseas news stations](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/i-listen-to-xm-radio-because-i-can-get-so-many-overseas-news-stations/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

> [You don't look at it as the size of the role. Quantity is not the point. You can be as thorough in 30 seconds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-hurt/you-don-t-look-at-it-as-the-size-of-the-role-quantity-is-not-the/)

[William Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-hurt/)

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