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

From John Hurt

I'm somewhat old-fashioned, and I still talk about playing a part. I don't talk about my work - 'I've seen some of your work' - there's not much work in it, is there?

From John Hurt

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

From John Hurt

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.

From John Hurt

Life is full of ironies and paradoxes.

From John Hurt

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.

From John Hurt