John Turturro
John Turturro
John Michael Turturrois an Italian-American actor, writer and director known for his roles in the films Do the Right Thing, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, Quiz Show, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?and the first three films in the Transformers film series. He has appeared in over sixty films, and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler and Spike Lee...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth28 February 1957
CountryUnited States of America
I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors
You think of stars as ambitious or aggressive or self-oriented.
I think you learn more from looking at how things occurred and what happened afterward, not just at the event
My sensitivity level is high, but I think that's one of my assets as an actor.
A lot of those people aren't their best salesmen. They're the opposite of a salesperson and I think there's something attractive about that.
One thing I have is that I have never been afraid to expose myself in a way, and I really think I got that from my mother. That's a great gift you can give to a child, that they have confidence in their abilities.
If a film doesn't play, people aren't going to be that nice.
When the day's work is over, it's over.
Whenever and wherever we've shown the film, audiences have responded. So I hope we're going to have a happy ending to the whole situation.
When people are on top of each other, they have to find a way to escape. Music is a way to escape.
I've done nudity. I'm an exhibitionist. It doesn't matter.
When you sit down and watch something alone, you're going to watch it for what it is.
There were times that I was going to just give up, ... but I'd look at it again and say, 'You know, I really, really want to do this because it's about what we all go through as people.'
I think that the way music is used in the film is the way people associate music in their own lives. People use it as a means to contemplation.