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John Turturro Biography

John Michael Turturro (/tərˈtʊəroʊ/; born February 28, 1957) is an Italian-American character actor, writer and filmmaker known for his roles in the films Do the Right Thing (1989), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Quiz Show (1994), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and four entries in the Transformers film series, most recently The Last Knight (2017). He has appeared in over sixty films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler and Spike Lee.

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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

Football, Keith, Michaels, Monday, Night, Rid

I think you learn more from looking at how things occurred and what happened afterward, not just at the event

Events, Happened, Occurred, Think, Thinking

People are never too young or too old to look for human connection.

Connections, Human, Look, Looks, People

I play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son

Badly, Beaten, Play, Son, Years

You think of stars as ambitious or aggressive or self-oriented.

Aggressive, Ambitious, Self, Stars, Think, Thinking

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.

Hard, Quiet, Tone, Transformation, Work

The romance stuff is easy. A sex scene. . . that's hard, because you don't know what to do. Those scenes are awkward.

Sex, Romance, Awkward, Scene, Stuff

In a lot of movies, honestly, the directors don't talk to you that much. Maybe they say, "Faster, slower," whatever. Sometimes they give you little adjustments, because sometimes you want to start out neutral, but a lot of times you wind up directing yourself anyway, just doing what you think is the right thing to do.

Giving, Movies, Slower, Sometimes, Thinking, Times

When you're directing, it is a little easier, because when you're the actor, you have a to be a little more of a child. You have to get into the child's aspect of your personality a little bit more.

Actor, Aspect, Children, Directing, Easier, Personality

My interest lies in my self-expression -- what's inside of me -- not what I'm in.

Expression, Interest, Lies, Lying, Self

If I was a criminal, stationery stores and bakeries would be the two kinds of places I would concentrate on.

Bakeries, Criminal, Criminals, Kinds, Two, Would Be

The past has to inform the present. . .

Inform, Past, Present

My sensitivity level is high, but I think that's one of my assets as an actor.

Actors, Assets, High, Level, Levels, Thinking

In my first film, Five Corners, I played a very scary, violent crazed character, and it exposed me to a lot of directors.

Character, Directors, Exposed, Film, Five, Scary

I love to act, and I try to be challenged by what I do

Act, Challenged, Love, Trying

The nice thing about Toronto is there's not a competition.

Competition, Nice, Thing, Toronto

When I see these guys write all this macho stuff I want to smash their heads.

Guy, Guys, Heads, Smash, Want, Writing

I've always liked clothes. I usually work very closely with the costume designer when I work on films, picking the fabrics and the clothes. And colors convey feelings. I like swatches and things like that. It makes me feel at home.

Colors, Feelings, Film, Films, Home

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.

Attractive, Opposites, People, Think, Thinking

Games sometimes can reveal things. To watch someone in movement, unconscious movement, can be very stimulating and revealing, whether they win or not

Games, Revealing, Watch, Watches, Win, Winning