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I never had any ambition to be a star, or whatever it is called, and I'm still embarrassed at the word.
John Hurt
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John Hurt
Age: 77 †
Born: 1940
Born: January 22
Died: 2017
Died: January 27
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I left drama school and went straight into a 10-week film for which I was paid £75 I might say, which for 1962 was one heck of a lot of money.
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I think it would be very difficult to play somebody if they didn't think they had any virtues or redeeming characteristics.
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If you listen, you learn if you talk, you don't.
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