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Theatre Quotes by John Hurt

9 Theatre quotes by John Hurt

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John Hurt’s take on theatre arrives in a modest set of nine lines. Though brief, each snippet hints at his reverence for performance and the quiet power of the spotlight. It’s a handy primer for anyone curious about his perspective on the dramatic arts.

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Essentially, I am an actor for hire. I am not a rarified creature. I do all these different things, and they all…

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If I'm in theatre, cinema doesn't even cross my mind. Similarly when I'm making a film, theatre doesn't cross my mind.

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I see myself as an interpretative actor rather than a creative one.

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I stopped asking a long time ago, "why would you want me to play that?" I'm an actor. That's what I do.

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You can see areas where maybe you got a bit lazy, perhaps, or you see when you were really on form. I…

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I think an actor is very like a sportsman. You have periods where you're in terrific form. Everything you touch seems to…

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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…

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I think one of the things that is important, for me, though a lot of people would disagree with me, is that…

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You can see areas where maybe you got a bit lazy, perhaps, or you see when you were really on form. 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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