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> [ I've never done a \[Berthold\] Brecht. In the 1960s when the Berliner Ensemble came over \[to England\] with Helene Weigel \[Brecht's second wife\], I saw all the Berlin actors. It was an amazing time, very exciting early 1960s. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/i-ve-never-done-a-berthold-brecht-in-the-1960s-when-the-berliner/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

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> [If you do an interview in 1960, something it's bound to change by the year 2000. And if it doesn't, then there's something drastically wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/if-you-do-an-interview-in-1960-something-it-s-bound-to-change-by-the/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

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## Other authors on 1960s

## More by John Hurt

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/i-can-t-say-that-i-wouldn-t-prefer-to-make-small-films-basically/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/acting-is-an-imaginative-leap-really-isn-t-it-and-imaginations/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

> [My surname certainly suggests a man whose destiny has always been injury.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/my-surname-certainly-suggests-a-man-whose-destiny-has-always-been/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

> [ I got used to \[ Lars Von Trier\] doing the narration for 'Dogville' and 'Manderley.' And I said to him I do these narrations… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/i-got-used-to-lars-von-trier-doing-the-narration-for-dogville-and/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

> [The first thing you have to get used to in any kind of acting is the ability to make a fool of yourself. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/the-first-thing-you-have-to-get-used-to-in-any-kind-of-acting-is-the/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/one-wonders-sometimes-looking-at-the-world-how-it-s-dealing-with/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/to-me-nothing-ever-feels-like-a-sure-thing-i-cling-to-that-because-it/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/things-come-in-a-quieter-way-to-me-it-s-not-laziness-and-it-s-not/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/i-ve-spent-a-great-deal-of-my-life-doing-independent-film-and-that-is/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/i-find-myself-more-interested-in-producing-not-because-i-m-interested/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/actors-are-not-always-the-best-judges-we-have-a-peculiar-idea-of-what/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

> [My parents felt that acting was far too insecure. Don't ask me what made them think that painting would be more secure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/my-parents-felt-that-acting-was-far-too-insecure-don-t-ask-me-what/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

> [I've done all sorts of children's things before, but none as big as 'Harry Potter.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/i-ve-done-all-sorts-of-children-s-things-before-but-none-as-big-as/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

> [Really, I'm only alive out of curiosity. I'm very curious about where we're all marching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/really-i-m-only-alive-out-of-curiosity-i-m-very-curious-about-where/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/you-carry-that-through-and-adapt-it-to-a-camera-lens-but-you-re-quite/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

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