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John Hurt Quotes

I don’t like no confusion Picture Quote #1

Each day, as you get older, there is a new perspective on life. It’s a progression of some sort Picture Quote #1

I’m not really a big musical fan. I enjoyed ‘West Side Story’ when it came out, but it gets a bit tired in the end Picture Quote #1

I’d say the film to avoid is a director’s second film, particularly if his first film was a big success. The second film is where you’ve really needed to have learned something Picture Quote #1

I don’t think you automatically become an enlightened person because you are a daddy. But they will change you, of course - their understanding of you puts you in a different place Picture Quote #1

The things that I’ve enjoyed most are not really science fiction. They are not much fun to make because there are so many toys involved. They are fun for directors who like toys, like Ridley Scott, but they are not a lot of fun to make. A lot of hanging around, changing this and that Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

How my film career happened, I don’t know. It was unplanned. I’d been in films and TV throughout the Sixties and early Seventies, but it was really ‘The Naked Civil Servant’ in 1975 that put me on the radar Picture Quote #1

I was completely crazy and mad when I was young. I was absolutely in love with the dissolute Picture Quote #1

It’s amazing how quickly human beings adapt, isn’t it? It was such a great crew, and David [Lynch] was wonderful to work with [on ‘The Elephant Man’]. It was a very thrilling time, actually Picture Quote #1

The difference between anger and deep remorse - remorse is much fatter. It’s a deeper feeling altogether. Anger is too easy an escape for my money Picture Quote #1

The most difficult thing about painting is the self-discipline. When I finish a job, I give myself a few days, but then I have to discipline myself quite fiercely if I want to do some painting that’s worthwhile. Otherwise, you’re just doodling. It’s much easier when you’re just told what you have to do Picture Quote #1

I’ve never guided my life. I’ve just been whipped along by the waves I’m sitting in. I don’t make plans at all. Plans are what make God laugh. You can make plans, you can make so many plans, but they never go right, do they? Picture Quote #1

The image onscreen takes you forward, it’s the driving force of the piece and it’s also the information that you’re given Picture Quote #1

It’s a great relief to feel that you’re working with someone rather than for someone. You don’t feel that you’re being tested, as it were Picture Quote #1

I first got involved with Mel Brooks through ‘The Elephant Man.’ Everybody knows now, but they didn’t know at the time that he was the producer Picture Quote #1

I mark a script like an exam, and I try not to do anything under 50 per cent. Similarly with the part. And also film is a peculiar thing, parts don’t necessarily read in script form anything like as well as they can do when it comes to materialising Picture Quote #1

People say you never retire in this [film] business and I say, well, not until they retire you Picture Quote #1

I left drama school and went straight into a 10-week film for which I was paid $75 I might say, which for 1962 was one heck of a lot of money Picture Quote #1

Don’t forget there are two sides to performing. Finding the truth, but you also have to be transparent enough for the audience to see it. How many times have you seen a performance and thought: ‘Well, it seems to be meaning a great deal to you but it ain’t coming across to me?’ It is to be shared Picture Quote #1

I do what interests me when I’m invited and do it as well as I know how and try to get better. That’s all Picture Quote #1

Parents are the worst teachers, if they are good at it and you’re not. My father thought I was the densest offspring he could have produced Picture Quote #1

From John Huston to Fred Zinnemann and Richard Fleischer and all those great American directors Picture Quote #1

Something like ‘Alien,’ that was not so easy. If there’s any genre I wouldn’t mind not having to do anymore, it would be science fiction. It’s just all to do with the toys, and there’s so much hanging around Picture Quote #1

If I hadn’t been a part of [Harry Potter] I would have been deeply upset Picture Quote #1

I’ve done all sorts of children’s things before, but none as big as ‘Harry Potter.’ Picture Quote #1

Everybody, I think, that was in ‘Harry Potter’ was certainly introduced to an enormous lot of young people Picture Quote #1

It would be difficult to have any unfulfilled ambitions because I don’t have any ambitions. I’ve never been that kind of performer Picture Quote #1

I felt, you know, body and soul, as it were. But, of course, I mean, I - at that age, I didn’t think in terms of being professional. I didn’t know anything about it. That happened later Picture Quote #1

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I don’t like no confusion (John Hurt Quotes) Each day, as you get older, there is a new perspective on life. It’s a progression of some sort. (John Hurt Quotes) I’m not really a big musical fan. I enjoyed ‘West Side Story’ when it came out, but it gets a bit tired in the end. (John Hurt Quotes) I’d say the film to avoid is a director’s second film, particularly if his first film was a big success. The second film is where you’ve really needed to have learned something. (John Hurt Quotes) I don’t think you automatically become an enlightened person because you are a daddy. But they will change you, of course - their understanding of you puts you in a different place. (John Hurt Quotes) The things that I’ve enjoyed most are not really science fiction. They are not much fun to make because there are so many toys involved. They are fun for directors who like toys, like Ridley Scott, but they are not a lot of fun to make. A lot of hanging around, changing this and that. (John Hurt Quotes) 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. (John Hurt Quotes) 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. (John Hurt Quotes) How my film career happened, I don’t know. It was unplanned. I’d been in films and TV throughout the Sixties and early Seventies, but it was really ‘The Naked Civil Servant’ in 1975 that put me on the radar. (John Hurt Quotes) I was completely crazy and mad when I was young. I was absolutely in love with the dissolute. (John Hurt Quotes) It’s amazing how quickly human beings adapt, isn’t it? It was such a great crew, and David [Lynch] was wonderful to work with [on ‘The Elephant Man’]. It was a very thrilling time, actually. (John Hurt Quotes) The difference between anger and deep remorse - remorse is much fatter. It’s a deeper feeling altogether. Anger is too easy an escape for my money. (John Hurt Quotes) The most difficult thing about painting is the self-discipline. When I finish a job, I give myself a few days, but then I have to discipline myself quite fiercely if I want to do some painting that’s worthwhile. Otherwise, you’re just doodling. It’s much easier when you’re just told what you have to do. (John Hurt Quotes) I’ve never guided my life. I’ve just been whipped along by the waves I’m sitting in. I don’t make plans at all. Plans are what make God laugh. You can make plans, you can make so many plans, but they never go right, do they? (John Hurt Quotes) The image onscreen takes you forward, it’s the driving force of the piece and it’s also the information that you’re given. (John Hurt Quotes) It’s a great relief to feel that you’re working with someone rather than for someone. You don’t feel that you’re being tested, as it were. (John Hurt Quotes) I first got involved with Mel Brooks through ‘The Elephant Man.’ Everybody knows now, but they didn’t know at the time that he was the producer. (John Hurt Quotes) I mark a script like an exam, and I try not to do anything under 50 per cent. Similarly with the part. And also film is a peculiar thing, parts don’t necessarily read in script form anything like as well as they can do when it comes to materialising. (John Hurt Quotes) People say you never retire in this [film] business and I say, well, not until they retire you (John Hurt Quotes) I left drama school and went straight into a 10-week film for which I was paid $75 I might say, which for 1962 was one heck of a lot of money. (John Hurt Quotes) Don’t forget there are two sides to performing. Finding the truth, but you also have to be transparent enough for the audience to see it. How many times have you seen a performance and thought: ‘Well, it seems to be meaning a great deal to you but it ain’t coming across to me?’ It is to be shared. (John Hurt Quotes) I do what interests me when I’m invited and do it as well as I know how and try to get better. That’s all. (John Hurt Quotes) Parents are the worst teachers, if they are good at it and you’re not. My father thought I was the densest offspring he could have produced. (John Hurt Quotes) From John Huston to Fred Zinnemann and Richard Fleischer and all those great American directors (John Hurt Quotes) Something like ‘Alien,’ that was not so easy. If there’s any genre I wouldn’t mind not having to do anymore, it would be science fiction. It’s just all to do with the toys, and there’s so much hanging around. (John Hurt Quotes) If I hadn’t been a part of [Harry Potter] I would have been deeply upset (John Hurt Quotes) I’ve done all sorts of children’s things before, but none as big as ‘Harry Potter.’ (John Hurt Quotes) Everybody, I think, that was in ‘Harry Potter’ was certainly introduced to an enormous lot of young people. (John Hurt Quotes) It would be difficult to have any unfulfilled ambitions because I don’t have any ambitions. I’ve never been that kind of performer. (John Hurt Quotes) I felt, you know, body and soul, as it were. But, of course, I mean, I - at that age, I didn’t think in terms of being professional. I didn’t know anything about it. That happened later. (John Hurt Quotes)

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