I'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 HurtThe image onscreen takes you forward, it's the driving force of the piece and it's also the information that you're given.
John HurtIf 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 HurtWith [Fred] Zinnemann I did A Man For All Seasons. He was my screen godfather. I'm happy to say he was.
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