Quotes by John Turturro

• The romance stuff is easy. A sex scene... that's hard, because you don't know what to do. Those scenes are awkward.
• When you sit down and watch something alone, you're going to watch it for what it is.
• When the day's work is over, it's over.
• The past has to inform the present.
• When I see these guys write all this macho stuff I want to smash their heads.
• Games sometimes can reveal things. To watch someone in movement, unconscious movement, can be very stimulating and revealing, whether they win or not.
• I've done nudity. I'm an exhibitionist. It doesn't matter.
• My interest lies in my self-expression - what's inside of me - not what I'm in.
• 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 play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son.
• I make a list of what I have in common, and what I don't have in common, with someone I'm playing.
• I think you learn more from looking at how things occurred and what happened afterward, not just at the event.
• I love to act, and I try to be challenged by what I do.
• If a film doesn't play, people aren't going to be that nice.
• If I was a criminal, stationery stores and bakeries would be the two kinds of places I would concentrate on.
• 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.
• A lot of films need planning in order to survive at all. It's part of the dog and pony show.
• In my first film, Five Corners, I played a very scary, violent crazed character, and it exposed me to a lot of directors.
• 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.
• 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.