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Really Quotes by John Hurt

8 Really quotes by John Hurt

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An actor’s voice carries layers of meaning, and John Hurt’s eight reflections on “Really” are no exception. Each line feels like a quiet scene, revealing the depth and subtlety that defined his career, and offering a modest but meaningful collection for fans.

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Really, I'm only alive out of curiosity. I'm very curious about where we're all marching.

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How my film career happened, I don't know. It was unplanned. I'd been in films and TV throughout the Sixties and early…

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I think love can be really tough. Because it involves ultimately an honesty to the nth degree that you are capable of.…

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The things that I've enjoyed most are not really science fiction. They are not much fun to make because there are so…

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Acting is an imaginative leap, really, isn't it? And imaginations prosper in different circumstances.

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I knew I wanted to act from a very young age - from about nine, really - but I didn't know how…

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I'm not really a big musical fan. I enjoyed 'West Side Story' when it came out, but it gets a bit tired…

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Where humanity is going to find itself in, say, 20, 30, 40, or 50 years would be very difficult to predict, I…

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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…

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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…

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My surname certainly suggests a man whose destiny has always been injury.

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I got used to [ Lars Von Trier] doing the narration for 'Dogville' and 'Manderley.' And I said to him I do these narrations…

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The first thing you have to get used to in any kind of acting is the ability to make a fool of yourself. If…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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My parents felt that acting was far too insecure. Don't ask me what made them think that painting would be more secure.

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I've done all sorts of children's things before, but none as big as 'Harry Potter.'

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Really, I'm only alive out of curiosity. I'm very curious about where we're all marching.

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You carry that through and adapt it to a camera lens, but you're quite right, you cannot be sure of what an audience is…

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