Zitate und Sprüche von John Hurt

Zitate und Sprüche von John Hurt

Sir John Vincent Hurt, Kt CBE (* 22. Januar 1940 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire; † 25. Januar 2017 in Cromer, Norfolk), war ein britischer Theater- und Filmschauspieler sowie Synchronsprecher. Hurt zählte seit Mitte der 1970er Jahre zu den profiliertesten britischen Charakterdarstellern. 1979 wurde er für sein Mitwirken in Alan Parkers Filmdrama 12 Uhr nachts – Midnight Express als bester Nebendarsteller mit einem Golden Globe ausgezeichnet.

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.
Pretending to be other people is my game and that to me is the essence of the whole business of acting.
My parents felt that acting was far too insecure. Don't ask me what made them think that painting would be more secure.
I never quite understand why we watch the news. There doesn't really seem much point watching somebody tell you what the news is when you could quite easily listen to it on the radio.
I remember once when I told Lindsay Anderson at a party that acting was just a sophisticated way of playing cowboys and Indians he almost had a fit.