William Hurt
William Hurt
William McChord Hurtis an American stage and film actor. He received his acting training at the Juilliard School and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Hurt made his film debut as a troubled scientist in the science-fiction feature Altered States, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. He subsequently played a leading role, as a lawyer who succumbs to the temptations of Kathleen Turner, in the neo-noir Body Heat...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth20 March 1950
CountryUnited States of America
Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the risks they take are calculated on the basis of the courage it took to become replete with knowledge.
The Alexander Technique has helped me to undo knots, unblock energy and deal with almost paralysing stage fright
When I look at a person, or a character, it is in every case the beginning of an endless journey. And I don't suppose I know where that starts. I know that I have to, like every other person, make decisions and have opinions. But I'm real careful to not judge crassly or cheaply someone else's life.
The greatest single human gift is the ability to chase down our dreams.
The perfection in theater is that it's over the second it's done
Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful.