British - Actor | January 22, 1940 - January 25, 2017
Everything that came to me, in terms of the ritzier side of performing, was a plus.
John Hurt
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Life is full of ironies and paradoxes.
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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 think an actor is very like a sportsman in that respect. You have periods where you're in terrific form. Everything you touch seems to work and come right. And other times, when you're working really hard, it's okay, but it isn't scintillating.
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Everybody's got to work with Roger Corman. You can't leave out that experience.
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'The Naked Civil Servant' was as important for me as 'Easy Rider' was for Jack Nicholson. No question.
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I'm not accustomed to doing films without seeing the script.
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Half the stuff I have done which has been successful would never have been made if it had been shown to focus groups.
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I find it hard to imagine that anyone could be intimidated by me.
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Acting is an imaginative exercise. It would be odd if you didn't try to identify with the roles you play, but I think I can differentiate between where my imagination is leading me and where I actually am.
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I see myself as an interpretative actor rather than a creative one.
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Everyone I've ever played has been flawed.
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Human beings are very good at adapting to what happens.
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