John Turturro on his movie and TV roles, from Spike Lee and the Coens to HBO
Business Insider · Jason Guerrasio ·
"The Only Living Pickpocket in New York" star John Turturro on his best movie and TV roles, and famous collaborations with Spike Lee and the Coen brothers.
If you work with John Turturro, there's one thing you should never ask him to do: repeat himself.
The seasoned actor's collaborations with legendary directors like Spike Lee and the Coen brothers helped him become one of the most respected performers of his generation. But any director who leans too hard on that prestige and asks Turturro to do a take "like how you did that scene for Spike" or "similar to what you did for the Coens" will quickly be shot down. (And yes, that really happens.)
"When I get that, I tell them, 'Come up with your own idea. That doesn't help me,'" Turturro told Business Insider. "That's someone who hasn't done their homework."
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