William Hurt

“The thing is, I don't believe in most of what's done. The amount of financial and imaginative energy that's put into mediocrity is just amazing which I find to be fundamentally offensive as a human being.”

“Defeating fear is not a light switch. For most of us, it's daily work.”

“There's fear or faith. If you're living by fear, then you're always looking for security. If you're living by faith, then you're always looking for freedom.”

“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.”

“Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study.”

“Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I'm a failure.”

“Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.”

“It's been a long comeback. Things were pretty dark for me. But I have a faith now, and it saves my day. I was angry with God for a long time because I was unhappy with me. I hadn't learned to make the distinction between God and my parents. But there's a peace now. In the end, I got sick and tired of being sick and tired.”

“I am not a famous person at home - I'm just a guy here. I'm a father, I'm a companion, I'm a human being. I am not a public figure in my house; I am not a celebrity. I am not a famous person to myself - I am just a guy.”

“But I am not going to live for ever. And the more I know it, the more amazed I am by being here at all.”

“Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful.”