I've spent a great deal of my life doing independent film, and that is partly because the subject matter interests me and… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
There are situations where you are left robbed of all quality of life, and I believe it is entirely up to you… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
By the very nature of being a clergyman's son, people tend to put you slightly apart, which is - you tend to… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
My mother's father drank and her mother was an unhappy, neurotic woman, and I think she has lived all her life afraid… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I've never guided my life. I've just been whipped along by the waves I'm sitting in. I don't make plans at all.… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I've never known what I've wanted to do. I've never planned anything in my life. — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Each day, as you get older, there is a new perspective on life. It's a progression of some sort. — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I'd love to claim that what I have done in my life is of my doing, but it's not of my doing… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I often say, with something like 'The Elephant Man,' had it been an American series for television, where you have to sign… — 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