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John Hurt Quotes

I think, you have to forget about intellect, to a degree. Intuition is very important when you’re working with a lens, I believe, for what the lens is doing, too Picture Quote #1

We are all racing towards death. No matter how many great, intellectual conclusions we draw during our lives, we know they’re all only man-made, like God. I begin to wonder where it all leads. What can you do, except do what you can do as best you know how Picture Quote #1

[Alfred] Hitchcock was very interested in the image on the screen.As is any good cinema director. That is the language they speak. It is not literature, it is images on screen Picture Quote #1

With [Fred] Zinnemann I did A Man For All Seasons. He was my screen godfather. I’m happy to say he was Picture Quote #1

My mother’s father drank and her mother was an unhappy, neurotic woman, and I think she has lived all her life afraid of anyone who drinks for fear something like that might happen to her Picture Quote #1

I stopped asking a long time ago, why would you want me to play that? I’m an actor. That’s what I do Picture Quote #1

There’s an awful lot of hanging around when you’re doing science fiction. Going down and waiting for them to set up, being told to go back to your dressing room while they change the track and the lighting and so on Picture Quote #1

Where humanity is going to find itself in, say, 20, 30, 40, or 50 years would be very difficult to predict, I think. There are moments, of course, when you think that it’s going from bad to worse, but there are other moments when you think that human efforts are really flowering into something really fantastic Picture Quote #1

I’d love to claim that what I have done in my life is of my doing, but it’s not of my doing at all. I’ve blown around in the wind like a mad thing, influenced by this and that - like a piece of paper: like the boy in that scene in ‘American Beauty’ watching a piece of paper blowing hither and thither Picture Quote #1

The clergy is in the same business as actors, just a different department 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

I have lots of favourite memories but I can’t say that I have a favourite film Picture Quote #1

I never had any ambition to be a star, or whatever it is called, and I’m still embarrassed at the word Picture Quote #1

I never quite understand why we watch the news. There doesn’t really seem much point watching somebody tell you what the news is when you could quite easily listen to it on the radio Picture Quote #1

I put everything I can into the mulberry of my mind and hope that it is going to ferment and make a decent wine. How that process happens, I’m sorry to tell you I can’t describe 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

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

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

It’s an immensely competitive business, and I can tell you the older you get, the parts are fewer, and the people who are proven performers are greater Picture Quote #1

It’s quite a dangerous career move to go wilfully on making films that may not find a distributor Picture Quote #1

My mother’s father drank and her mother was an unhappy, neurotic woman, and I think she has lived all her life afraid of anyone who drinks for fear something like that might happen to her Picture Quote #1

My parents felt that acting was far too insecure. Don’t ask me what made them think that painting would be more secure Picture Quote #1

Nudes are the greatest to paint. Everything you can find in a landscape or a still life or anything else is there: darkness and light, character dimension, texture. I painted heads too, of course Picture Quote #1

Pretending to be other people is my game and that to me is the essence of the whole business of acting Picture Quote #1

Also the wonderful thing about film, you can see light at the end of the tunnel. You did realize that it is going to come to an end at some stage Picture Quote #1

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 that is the basis of the film industry. That’s where the filmmakers come from, it’s where they start and sometimes its where they should have stayed 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

Also the wonderful thing about film, you can see light at the end of the tunnel. You did realise that it is going to come to an end at some stage Picture Quote #1

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I think, you have to forget about intellect, to a degree. Intuition is very important when you’re working with a lens, I believe, for what the lens is doing, too (John Hurt Quotes) We are all racing towards death. No matter how many great, intellectual conclusions we draw during our lives, we know they’re all only man-made, like God. I begin to wonder where it all leads. What can you do, except do what you can do as best you know how (John Hurt Quotes) [Alfred] Hitchcock was very interested in the image on the screen.As is any good cinema director. That is the language they speak. It is not literature, it is images on screen. (John Hurt Quotes) With [Fred] Zinnemann I did A Man For All Seasons. He was my screen godfather. I’m happy to say he was. (John Hurt Quotes) My mother’s father drank and her mother was an unhappy, neurotic woman, and I think she has lived all her life afraid of anyone who drinks for fear something like that might happen to her. (John Hurt Quotes) I stopped asking a long time ago, why would you want me to play that? I’m an actor. That’s what I do. (John Hurt Quotes) There’s an awful lot of hanging around when you’re doing science fiction. Going down and waiting for them to set up, being told to go back to your dressing room while they change the track and the lighting and so on. (John Hurt Quotes) Where humanity is going to find itself in, say, 20, 30, 40, or 50 years would be very difficult to predict, I think. There are moments, of course, when you think that it’s going from bad to worse, but there are other moments when you think that human efforts are really flowering into something really fantastic. (John Hurt Quotes) I’d love to claim that what I have done in my life is of my doing, but it’s not of my doing at all. I’ve blown around in the wind like a mad thing, influenced by this and that - like a piece of paper: like the boy in that scene in ‘American Beauty’ watching a piece of paper blowing hither and thither. (John Hurt Quotes) The clergy is in the same business as actors, just a different department (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) I have lots of favourite memories but I can’t say that I have a favourite film (John Hurt Quotes) I never had any ambition to be a star, or whatever it is called, and I’m still embarrassed at the word (John Hurt Quotes) I never quite understand why we watch the news. There doesn’t really seem much point watching somebody tell you what the news is when you could quite easily listen to it on the radio (John Hurt Quotes) I put everything I can into the mulberry of my mind and hope that it is going to ferment and make a decent wine. How that process happens, I’m sorry to tell you I can’t describe (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) 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) 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) It’s an immensely competitive business, and I can tell you the older you get, the parts are fewer, and the people who are proven performers are greater (John Hurt Quotes) It’s quite a dangerous career move to go wilfully on making films that may not find a distributor (John Hurt Quotes) My mother’s father drank and her mother was an unhappy, neurotic woman, and I think she has lived all her life afraid of anyone who drinks for fear something like that might happen to her (John Hurt Quotes) 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 Quotes) Nudes are the greatest to paint. Everything you can find in a landscape or a still life or anything else is there: darkness and light, character dimension, texture. I painted heads too, of course (John Hurt Quotes) Pretending to be other people is my game and that to me is the essence of the whole business of acting (John Hurt Quotes) Also the wonderful thing about film, you can see light at the end of the tunnel. You did realize that it is going to come to an end at some stage (John Hurt Quotes) 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 that is the basis of the film industry. That’s where the filmmakers come from, it’s where they start and sometimes its where they should have stayed (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) Also the wonderful thing about film, you can see light at the end of the tunnel. You did realise that it is going to come to an end at some stage (John Hurt Quotes)

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