John Hurt Quotes
I can't say that I wouldn't prefer to make small films, basically because I think they are probably more interesting in terms of the material. But every now and again, it's quite good to do a big one.John Hurt
Quotes to Explore
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Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline: Take yourself in hand and master yourself.
W. E. B. Du Bois -
Nothing is over and done with. Nothing. Not even your malice.
Jack Henry Abbott -
I was so proud when I was commissioned into the Army.
Tammy Duckworth -
I remember a tour where we played 50 cities in 56 days. We also went to Europe a couple of times.
Jack Irons Pearl Jam -
Why is it so unutterably beneficial, the thought that someone besides myself knows me?
Karen Horney -
My mother did all she could to control me, but at age 14 she sent me to a military school.
Sam Donaldson
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It is my first preference to do films with social significance. Art cinema has given me credibility and status as an actor, but commercial cinema has given me a comfortable living.
Om Puri -
I always do my interviews face to face.
Rachel Weisz -
I learn something not because I have to, but because I really want to. That's the same view I have for performing. I'm performing because I really want to, not because I have to bring bread back home.
Yo-Yo Ma -
Every child should at least grow up in family rather than without one.
Foster Friess -
Tar sands oil is the dirtiest fuel on Earth. Because producing it consumes so much energy, a gallon of tar sands crude generates 17 percent more carbon pollution than conventional crude oil.
Frances Beinecke -
My dad is always there for me, and no matter how busy, he always makes it a point to answer my calls. I think he knows what is best for me better than me and is very involved in planning my career. Feel blessed to have a dad like him.
Ram Charan
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I have a few unusual fans, as you can imagine, so I try to protect the privacy of my home life.
Karin Slaughter -
To be able to take my pictures, I have to look, all the time, at the people and places I care about.
Sally Mann -
It's true that I love to connect with my fans on the social networking sites, but I try not to go overboard, ever. I just give people a peek into my mind space, but never bombard them with my tweets.
A. R. Rahman -
My father had a real short fuse. He had a tough life - had to support his mother and brother at a very young age when his dad's farm collapsed. You could see his suffering, his terrible suffering, living a life that was disappointing and looking for another one. My father was full of terrifying anger.
Sam Shepard -
I did all sorts of jobs after drama school - working in a bar, as a teaching assistant. I probably learned as much from them as I did at drama school.
Laura Carmichael -
We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.
Gail Sheehy
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Only work which is the product of inner compulsion can have spiritual meaning.
Walter Gropius -
I spent summers with my mother's parents in Arkansas, where religion felt very present. My grandmother was Baptist, and my grandfather was Methodist. Double Southern whammy.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins -
Sugar makes me feel crazy - like, makes my body hurt kind of a thing. I don't really eat fruit because it has a lot of sugar. I try not to eat a lot of red meat, but every now and again, I feel like I need iron or something - something that I'm missing.
SZA -
I was so obsessed with film and actors that I wasn't a very good student. I was always in trouble, but my father would always take us to the movies.
Pedro Pascal -
A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of creation.
Friedrich Nietzsche -
I can't say that I wouldn't prefer to make small films, basically because I think they are probably more interesting in terms of the material. But every now and again, it's quite good to do a big one.
John Hurt