I've never been pushy. People have said I should have been, more, but I'm not sure. I've watched hugely ambitious people: the… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I'd never done any Beckett before 'Krapp,' and I haven't done any of his other plays since. I've always felt that 'Krapp'… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I'm essentially the result of other people's imagination. And that's fine. Because of other people's imagination, I've played parts I would never… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
Half the stuff I have done which has been successful would never have been made if it had been shown to focus… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I've lived publicly and never hidden behind closed doors. Therefore, if I have gone over the top sometimes, it has been visible. — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in awards. I never have been. I don't think they are important. Don't get me wrong, if somebody gives… — 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