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People say you never retire i...

People say you never retire in this [film] business and I say, well, not until they retire you.

John Hurt 51 quotes

I've never known what I've wa...

I've never known what I've wanted to do. I've never planned anything in my life.

John Hurt 51 quotes

Obviously, the arrogance of m...

Obviously, the arrogance of my own nature in regards to other people's work would suggest that I think I'm talented.

John Hurt 51 quotes

It's a great relief to feel t...

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 51 quotes

I loved working with [ Lars V...

I loved working with [ Lars Von Trier], but I've done two films before, so I was quite used to him.He's a man of incredible moods of course, but he's also a hugely perceptive man, and there's no getting away from that. And he's able to put that perception into something like film, so we're very lucky.

John Hurt 51 quotes

I see myself as an interpreta...

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

John Hurt 51 quotes

Half the stuff I have done wh...

Half the stuff I have done which has been successful would never have been made if it had been shown to focus groups.

John Hurt 51 quotes

If I'm in theatre, cinema doe...

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 51 quotes

I seem to watch less and less...

I seem to watch less and less television. The best thing in 'Downton Abbey' is Penelope Wilton. She is always worth the watch.

John Hurt 51 quotes

Actors are not always the bes...

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 others to decide what we play.

John Hurt 51 quotes

I'm not really a big musical ...

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 51 quotes

You can see areas where maybe...

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.

John Hurt 51 quotes

There are situations where yo...

There are situations where you are left robbed of all quality of life, and I believe it is entirely up to you how you want to deal with that. You can follow the dictates of religion if that is what you believe in, or you can take a personal decision.

John Hurt 51 quotes

If you've got a great crew it...

If you've got a great crew it's intense, but its quite short. 'The Elephant Man' was longer than most, for an independent film. That was a 14 week film. But it was because of the intrinsic difficulties. We had to invent a different way of filming, because the makeup was so long. A working day for me with a full makeup on was nineteen hours. So obviously you couldn't do that twice running.

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The truth is rarely true and ...

The truth is rarely true and never simple.

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I think, you have to forget a...

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.

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Very, very broadly speaking, ...

Very, very broadly speaking, you can put directors into two areas: One for whom you work, and the other with whom you work. And I prefer the latter, for obvious reasons. 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 51 quotes

Also the wonderful thing abou...

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 51 quotes

I think [ Lars Von Trier] is ...

I think [ Lars Von Trier] is a fantastic filmmaker. No question. You've got to be ready for him. He's sharp and he's got a sharp tongue and I love that. He doesn't mind it back.

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I've spent a great deal of my...

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 film-makers come from, it's where they start and sometimes its where they should have stayed.

John Hurt 51 quotes

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