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John Hurt

British Actor

Born: Jan 22, 1940

Died: Jan 25, 2017

Been Life Me People Think You

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We're all just passing time and occupy our chair very briefly. John Hurt

Time Our Occupy Passing Very Just Chair

Essentially, I am an actor for hire. I am not a rarified creature. I do all these different things, and they all interest me. John Hurt

Me Am Hire Essentially Different Interest Different Things Creature Actor Things

Everything that came to me, in terms of the ritzier side of performing, was a plus. John Hurt

Me Side Everything Plus Performing Terms Came

I knew I didn't want to pursue an academic career at all, which, of course, my father would have loved me to have done. I didn't want to go to university. The only other thing I could do was paint, and so I went to art school because they couldn't conceive of how one would be an actor. John Hurt

Art Me School Father Other Would Would-Be Only Pursue Could Knew Conceive Academic Course Because How Go Art School Done Want Loved Which Paint Actor Thing Career University

I'm not accustomed to doing films without seeing the script. John Hurt

Films Seeing Without Doing Accustomed Script

I find it hard to imagine that anyone could be intimidated by me. John Hurt

Me Intimidated Find Could Anyone Hard Imagine

Human beings are very good at adapting to what happens. John Hurt

Good Adapting Very Human Human Beings Happens Beings

I've lived publicly and never hidden behind closed doors. Therefore, if I have gone over the top sometimes, it has been visible. John Hurt

Sometimes Closed Doors Gone Top Visible Hidden Has-Been Never Over Over-The-Top Been Closed Doors Behind Therefore Lived Publicly

I have done quite a lot of outsider figures. John Hurt

Outsider Lot Done Quite Quite A Lot Figures

I'm fascinated by the business of belief, obviously, because it's so ever present with humanity anyway. And, you know, when you have science, which constantly talks of proofs, you have religion, which constantly talks of beliefs and faith and so on. John Hurt

Faith Religion You Business Science Humanity Constantly Know Obviously Talks Because Anyway Which Fascinated Belief Beliefs Ever Present

I don't care about the length of anything I play, as long as it's a good character. John Hurt

Good Character Care Long About dont Care Anything Length Good Character Play

I don't like it when people shout on stage without any particular reason. It carries no weight. John Hurt

People Stage Carries Weight Particular Like Without Any Shout Reason

I have died in so many spectacular ways, and I remember shooting them all, too. I imagine all those deaths will flash in front of me when I'm on my death bed, faced with the real thing. John Hurt

I've been incredibly lucky with the directors I've worked with. John Hurt

Incredibly Directors Been Worked Lucky

The most difficult thing about painting is the self-discipline. When I finish a job, I give myself a few days, but then I have to discipline myself quite fiercely if I want to do some painting that's worthwhile. Otherwise, you're just doodling. It's much easier when you're just told what you have to do. John Hurt

Myself You Discipline Job Few Painting Difficult Otherwise Easier Worthwhile Some About Give Finish Days Most Self-Discipline Most Difficult Thing Quite Just Want Fiercely Then Much Thing Difficult Thing

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

I've done a couple of conferences where you sit and sign autographs for people, and then you have photographs taken with them and a lot of them all dressed up in alien suits or 'Doctor Who' whatevers. I was terrified of doing it because I thought they'd all be loonies, but they are absolutely, totally charming as anything. It's great fun. John Hurt

Great You People Doctor Suits Alien Thought Sit Sign Great Fun Photographs Dressed Totally Charming Absolutely Taken Doctor Who Couple Terrified Because Doing Lot Up Conferences Done Where Autographs Anything Them Then Who Fun

Really, I'm only alive out of curiosity. I'm very curious about where we're all marching. John Hurt

Alive Out About Only Very Curiosity Curious Where Really Marching

The things that I've enjoyed most are not really science fiction. They are not much fun to make because there are so many toys involved. They are fun for directors who like toys, like Ridley Scott, but they are not a lot of fun to make. A lot of hanging around, changing this and that. John Hurt

Science Changing Directors Like Most Involved Toys Make Because Science Fiction Around Lot Scott Hanging Fiction Much Really Who Fun Many Ridley Scott Enjoyed Things

I like the physical activity of gardening. It's kind of thrilling. I do a lot of weeding. John Hurt

Gardening Kind Physical Physical Activity Thrilling Like Lot Activity

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