John Turturro Quotes (26 Quotes)

You think of stars as ambitious or aggressive or self-oriented.

The past has to inform the present.

If a film doesn't play, people aren't going to be that nice.

I love to act, and I try to be challenged by what I do.

My interest lies in my self-expression - what's inside of me - not what I'm in.

I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors.

I play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son.

Whenever and wherever we've shown the film, audiences have responded. So I hope we're going to have a happy ending to the whole situation.

I cast actors which I thought were very grounded. It was not like a musical comedy,

Games sometimes can reveal things. To watch someone in movement, unconscious movement, can be very stimulating and revealing, whether they win or not.

When I see these guys write all this macho stuff I want to smash their heads.

There were times that I was going to just give up, ... but I'd look at it again and say, 'You know, I really, really want to do this because it's about what we all go through as people.'

I think you learn more from looking at how things occurred and what happened afterward, not just at the event.

If I was a criminal, stationery stores and bakeries would be the two kinds of places I would concentrate on.

When people are on top of each other, they have to find a way to escape. Music is a way to escape.

Levi is one of the best authors I've ever read. It's hard not to have an immediate personal response to his work. He has such a quiet tone.

In my first film, Five Corners, I played a very scary, violent crazed character, and it exposed me to a lot of directors.

When you sit down and watch something alone, you're going to watch it for what it is.

The romance stuff is easy. A sex scene... that's hard, because you don't know what to do. Those scenes are awkward.

A lot of films need planning in order to survive at all. It's part of the dog and pony show.

It's great to watch someone get the most out of what they can do, whether they're a beautiful performer or just a really gritty performer. It's something to behold.

When the day's work is over, it's over.

I make a list of what I have in common, and what I don't have in common, with someone I'm playing.

I think that the way music is used in the film is the way people associate music in their own lives. People use it as a means to contemplation.

Al Michaels is a good announcer. I think Keith Jackson is a terrific announcer. I always loved him on Monday Night Football. I never understood why they got rid of him.

I've done nudity. I'm an exhibitionist. It doesn't matter.