Parents are the worst teachers, if they are good at it and you're not. My father thought I was the densest offspring he could have produced. John Hurt baddensefather Change image and share on social
How my film career happened, I don't know. It was unplanned. I'd been in films and TV throughout the Sixties and early Seventies, but it was really 'The Naked Civil Servant' in 1975 that put me on the radar. John Hurt careercivilearly share on social
I'm very much of the opinion that to work is better than not to work. John Hurt opinionwork Change image and share on social
It's quite a dangerous career move to go wilfully on making films that may not find a distributor. John Hurt careerdangerousdistributor Change image and share on social
Acting is an imaginative leap, really, isn't it? And imaginations prosper in different circumstances. John Hurt actcircumstanceimagination Change image and share on social
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 awfulbackchange share on social
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 actfeltinsecure Change image and share on social
I never had any ambition to be a star, or whatever it is called, and I'm still embarrassed at the word. John Hurt ambitioncallembarrass Change image and share on social
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 bindchangedrastically Change image and share on social
I've never guided my life. I've just been whipped along by the waves I'm sitting in. I don't make plans at all. Plans are what make God laugh. You can make plans, you can make so many plans, but they never go right, do they? John Hurt godguidehave share on social
