John Turturro Quotes

16 quotations by John Turturro

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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