With [Fred] Zinnemann I did A Man For All Seasons. He was my screen godfather. I'm happy to say he was. — John Hurt Copy Share Image
The big problem with literature is people tend to take the dialogue from the book, forgetting that everything that surrounds it is… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
The director [Elfar Adalsteins] came to me through my agent and I had a read of the script [of the "Sailcloth]. I… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I think I'd rather do [acting] in the real place. It requires different things, working with green screen, but its an imaginative… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
[Alfred] Hitchcock was very interested in the image on the screen.As is any good cinema director. That is the language they speak.… — 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
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