My springboard is always the script. Even if the script is taken from a novel, I often haven't read the novel...
John HurtI'm not interested in awards. I never have been. I don't think they are important. Don't get me wrong, if somebody gives me a prize, I thank them as gratefully as I know how, because it's very nice to be given a prize. But I don't think that awards ought to be sought. It encourages our business to be competitive in absolutely the wrong way. We're not sportsmen; we're not trying to come in first.
John HurtBe true to what you want to say, or whatever style it is that you've chosen or genre you've chosen. Do it well! My criteria always has been that the piece must stand the chance of succeeding on the level it's intended to succeed on.
John HurtObviously, the arrogance of my own nature in regards to other people's work would suggest that I think I'm talented.
John Hurt