I first decided that I wanted to act when I was 9. And I was at a very bizarre prep school at the time, to say high Anglo-Catholic would be a real English understatement.
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 HurtI mark a script like an exam, and I try not to do anything under 50 per cent. Similarly with the part. And also film is a peculiar thing, parts don't necessarily read in script form anything like as well as they can do when it comes to materialising.
John HurtIt's quite a dangerous career move to go wilfully on making films that may not find a distributor.
John Hurt