I think it's interesting to see how things come into and go out of fashion. John Hurt More Quotes by John Hurt More Quotes From John Hurt The first film is everything you want to say and how you want to say it. Lots of directors will do that and do it really well, but the second film is not so easy. John Hurt wantdirectorsfirsts 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 cinematheatremind 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 toysmindfiction 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. John Hurt tonguemindthinking You collect as much information as you can and then you put it into the mulberry of your mind and hope that you come up with a decent wine. Sometimes you do; sometimes you don't. John Hurt informationwinemind Elephant Man [movie] was much more difficult physically. This had a couple of days. It was quite tricky. I had my leg strapped up behind me and I am a little older now. It was all marvelous, though. He [Bong Joon-ho] is one of the most fabulous directors in the world. John Hurt elephantscouplemen I've never known what I've wanted to do. I've never planned anything in my life. John Hurt knownwanted The big problem with literature is people tend to take the dialogue from the book, forgetting that everything that surrounds it is literate, therefore not knowing quite how to put that on screen. John Hurt knowingbookpeople I'm really the addition of other peoples' imagination, quite honestly. It's what they see me as, and I'm very happy to comply. I find things are more varied that way. John Hurt very-happyimaginationway I have lots of favourite memories but I can't say that I have a favourite film. John Hurt favouritefilmmemories I don't like no confusion. John Hurt confusion 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. John Hurt lazyactorsthinking By the very nature of being a clergyman's son, people tend to put you slightly apart, which is - you tend to live a life, at some stages, as being - people being suspicious of you and puts you rather on a - I don't mean lonely, particularly. But it does tend to put you apart. John Hurt lonelymeanson 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. John Hurt reasontwodirectors I think you can get better in mathematics on a school level, but when you're talking about being a mathematician, I think that's definitely a gift of genes or whatever. John Hurt talkingschoolthinking I am not an enormous believer in research being the be-all and end-all. I get suspicious when I read about actors spending six months in a clinic, say, in order to play someone who is sick. John Hurt sickplayorder 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 insecureparentthinking It's quite a dangerous career move to go wilfully on making films that may not find a distributor. John Hurt careersmaymoving I first decided that I wanted to act when I was 9. And I was at a very bizarre prep school at the time, to say high Anglo-Catholic would be a real English understatement. John Hurt catholicrealschool You carry that through and adapt it to a camera lens, but you're quite right, you cannot be sure of what an audience is going to do. You don't know what's going to happen to the piece you're doing anyway. You don't know how it's going to be edited. There are a lot more unknowns in cinema. But that you have to readily accept. That's when, 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 intuitionbelievethinking
