“The art is about opening, it is not about prejudice, it is not about contempt prior to investigation. It's about endlessly trying to keep from having contempt by admitting that you don't know. Even if you know a lot compared to some other people, usually, I think, the honest experience would be: "God, how little I know! And how much I need to have compassion for myself and for other people."” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsNeedsTryingLittlesArtWould BeCompassionHonestArt IsPrejudiceOpeningContemptInvestigationAdmitting Author:William Hurt
“People who have expertise or the luck to have rehearsal time with cameras have it over people who don't.” PeopleCamerasLuckRehearsalExpertise Author:William Hurt
“Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I'm a failure” PeopleThinkingSometimesReasonCall Me Author:William Hurt
“I think acting can bring you closer to yourself and help you understand other people” PeopleThinkingHelpingActing Author:William Hurt
“It was the moment I learned acting is not acting out. After that light went on, I spent the rest of my life trying to figure out how to make other people realize it.” PeopleTryingMomentsLightRealizingActingFiguresActing Out Author:William Hurt
“You have to create a track record of breaking your own mold, or at least other people's idea of that mold.” PeopleIdeasRecordsPromiseTrackMoldService CultureTrack RecordBreaking Promises Author:William Hurt
