John Turturro Quotes
"When you sit down and watch something alone, you're going to watch it for what it is."
- John Turturro
"When the day's work is over, it's over."
- John Turturro
(Related: Work, Day)
"The past has to inform the present."
- John Turturro
(Related: Past, Present)
"When I see these guys write all this macho stuff I want to smash their heads."
- John Turturro
(Related: Want)
"Games sometimes can reveal things. To watch someone in movement, unconscious movement, can be very stimulating and revealing, whether they win or not."
- John Turturro
(Related: Games, Unconscious)
"I've done nudity. I'm an exhibitionist. It doesn't matter."
- John Turturro
(Related: Nudity)
"My interest lies in my self-expression - what's inside of me - not what I'm in."
- John Turturro
(Related: Interest, Lies, Self)
"I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors."
- John Turturro
(Related: Actors, Variety)
"You think of stars as ambitious or aggressive or self-oriented."
- John Turturro
(Related: Self, Stars)
"I play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son."
- John Turturro
(Related: Son, Chess, Old, Play)
"I make a list of what I have in common, and what I don't have in common, with someone I'm playing."
- John Turturro
"I think you learn more from looking at how things occurred and what happened afterward, not just at the event."
- John Turturro
"I love to act, and I try to be challenged by what I do."
- John Turturro
(Related: Love, Act)
"If a film doesn't play, people aren't going to be that nice."
- John Turturro
(Related: People, Film, Play)
"If I was a criminal, stationery stores and bakeries would be the two kinds of places I would concentrate on."
- John Turturro
"Al Michaels is a good announcer. I think Keith Jackson is a terrific announcer. I always loved him on Monday Night Football. I never understood why they got rid of him."
- John Turturro
(Related: Football, Night)
"A lot of films need planning in order to survive at all. It's part of the dog and pony show."
- John Turturro
(Related: Order, Planning)
"In my first film, Five Corners, I played a very scary, violent crazed character, and it exposed me to a lot of directors."
- John Turturro
(Related: Character, Film, First)
"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."
- John Turturro
"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."
- John Turturro
(Related: Work, Quiet)