A Quote by John Hurt

It's a great relief to feel that you're working with someone rather than for someone. You don't feel that you're being tested, as it were.

John Hurt

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John Hurt
British - Actor
January 22, 1940 - January 25, 2017

Very, very broadly speaking, you can put directors into two areas: One for whom you work, and the other with whom you work. And I prefer the latter, for obvious reasons. It's a great relief to feel that you're working with someone rather than for someone. You don't feel that you're being tested, as it were.

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