I am so thrilled by the privilege of life, and yet at the same time I know that I have to let it go. William Hurt More Quotes by William Hurt More Quotes From William Hurt It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't get to the mainstream. William Hurt mainstream independent film People who have expertise or the luck to have rehearsal time with cameras have it over people who don't. William Hurt cameras luck people The amount of financial and imaginative energy that's put into mediocrity is just amazing, which I find to be fundamentally offensive as a human being. William Hurt mediocrity energy inspiration The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me is the most astounding fact. William Hurt existence simple facts I'm not comfortable with walking the red carpet in a tuxedo and seeing all the women with their boobs pushed up and all the men dressed as penguins - particularly when the subject of your film is the nature of violence and humanity. William Hurt violence humanity men I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either. William Hurt rehearsal demand six I have a film I want to direct. Gena Rowlands was going to do it with me a long time ago. It's about an older woman who's running a ranch in the west the old fashioned way. William Hurt want running long Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity. William Hurt mediocrity successful fame David Cronenberg knows what we actors do as artists. William Hurt actors artist knows But it's also another myth to think that you should be as tight as a drum and not have any frailties or fragilities. William Hurt fragility should thinking The art is about opening, it is not about prejudice, it is not about contempt prior to investigation. It's about endlessly trying to keep from having contempt by admitting that you don't know. Even if you know a lot compared to some other people, usually, I think, the honest experience would be: "God, how little I know! And how much I need to have compassion for myself and for other people." William Hurt compassion art thinking I was a science fiction junkie for a long time. William Hurt junkie long fiction You have to create a track record of breaking your own mold, or at least other people's idea of that mold. William Hurt service-culture people ideas I very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you have to make a decision William Hurt balance scene decision It was the moment I learned acting is not acting out. After that light went on, I spent the rest of my life trying to figure out how to make other people realize it. William Hurt light trying people I just looked at him because I want to be looking in someone's eyes when I die. William Hurt aerospace eye want I've been delighted by Cannes and Toronto but I keep saying I don't know how good we're going to be received in America because that's where it's most challenging William Hurt toronto challenges america Not to be offensive, not to be capricious, not to be arbitrary, not to be neurotic, not to be an actor outer, you're just trying to get in and you're given so little time to get in gently, but it's always hard. William Hurt arbitrary actors trying What this project does is it moves the future into our living room and asks questions in a blunt and organic way about what our visceral reactions would be, which is the best way to entertain your imagination of what this whole issue is about. William Hurt entertainment It's been a long comeback. Things were pretty dark for me. But I have a faith now, and it saves my day. I was angry with God for a long time because I was unhappy with me. I hadn't learned to make the distinction between God and my parents. But there's a peace now. In the end, I got sick and tired of being sick and tired. William Hurt day me faith god
