What's really frustrating with movies is the lack of improvement.

Quote by William Hurt

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I was held hostage and almost executed by a man who was robbing us in...

I was held hostage and almost executed by a man who was robbing us in...

I very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you...

I very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you...

People who have expertise or the luck to have rehearsal time with cameras have it...

People who have expertise or the luck to have rehearsal time with cameras have it...

I've been delighted by Cannes and Toronto but I keep saying I don't know how...

I've been delighted by Cannes and Toronto but I keep saying I don't know how...

I have a film I want to direct. Gena Rowlands was going to do it...

I have a film I want to direct. Gena Rowlands was going to do it...

Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the...

Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the...

The thing is David is also aware of everything and it's not like you're going...

The thing is David is also aware of everything and it's not like you're going...

It was the moment I learned acting is not acting out. After that light went...

It was the moment I learned acting is not acting out. After that light went...

It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't...

It just seems like that because I do a lot of independent films that don't...

I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either.

I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either.

Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I'm...

Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I'm...

The thing is, I don't believe in most of what's done. The amount of financial...

The thing is, I don't believe in most of what's done. The amount of financial...

You have to create a track record of breaking your own mold, or at least...

You have to create a track record of breaking your own mold, or at least...

I think acting can bring you closer to yourself and help you understand other people.

I think acting can bring you closer to yourself and help you understand other people.

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.

The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me...

The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me...

Not to be offensive, not to be capricious, not to be arbitrary, not to be...

Not to be offensive, not to be capricious, not to be arbitrary, not to be...

I need six weeks of rehearsal and women need nine months and it took me...

I need six weeks of rehearsal and women need nine months and it took me...

All I know is that my best work has come out of being committed and...

All I know is that my best work has come out of being committed and...

I just looked at him because I want to be looking in someone's eyes when...

I just looked at him because I want to be looking in someone's eyes when...