I never had any ambition to be a star, or whatever it is called, and I'm still embarrassed at the word.
John HurtIt's an immensely competitive business, and I can tell you the older you get, the parts are fewer, and the people who are proven performers are greater.
John HurtWe shot ['Sailcloth'] five days down in Cornwall, and you couldn't have asked for a more beautiful place. It was a couple of tough days at sea, but when I say tough it was still enjoyable.
John HurtIn the end, the game is the same. Football is still football. Now, they may play with different formations, they may have a different idea of training, but the game doesn't alter. I don't mind how any performer - indeed, why should I? How arrogant of me if I did? - manages to get to what they have to get to. It doesn't matter how you get there, as long as it isn't going to destroy other people on the way.
John Hurt