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John Turturro
American
Actor
About the author
The romance stuff is easy. A sex scene... that's hard, because you don't know what to do. Those scenes are awkward.
John Turturro,
American
Actor
#Sex
#Romance
When you sit down and watch something alone, you're going to watch it for what it is.
John Turturro,
American
Actor
When the day's work is over, it's over.
John Turturro,
American
Actor
#Work
#Day
The past has to inform the present.
John Turturro,
American
Actor
#Past
#Present
When I see these guys write all this macho stuff I want to smash their heads.
John Turturro,
American
Actor
#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,
American
Actor
#Games
#Unconscious
I've done nudity. I'm an exhibitionist. It doesn't matter.
John Turturro,
American
Actor
#Nudity
My interest lies in my self-expression - what's inside of me - not what I'm in.
John Turturro,
American
Actor
#Self
#Interest
#Lies
I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors.
John Turturro,
American
Actor
#Variety
#Actors
You think of stars as ambitious or aggressive or self-oriented.
John Turturro,
American
Actor
#Stars
#Self
I play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son.
John Turturro,
American
Actor
#Play
#Old
#Son
#Chess
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,
American
Actor
I think you learn more from looking at how things occurred and what happened afterward, not just at the event.
John Turturro,
American
Actor
I love to act, and I try to be challenged by what I do.
John Turturro,
American
Actor
#Love
#Act
If a film doesn't play, people aren't going to be that nice.
John Turturro,
American
Actor
#Film
#People
#Play
If I was a criminal, stationery stores and bakeries would be the two kinds of places I would concentrate on.
John Turturro,
American
Actor
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,
American
Actor
#Night
#Football
A lot of films need planning in order to survive at all. It's part of the dog and pony show.
John Turturro,
American
Actor
#Planning
#Order
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,
American
Actor
#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,
American
Actor
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,
American
Actor
#Work
#Quiet