The Fire in Him: John Hurt Sets Krapp's Record Straight

Published: Dec. 23, 2011, 5 a.m.

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If there is a lesson to be learned from the post-curtain talk between John Hurt \\u2014 who has just finished a limited run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music\\u2019s Harvey Theater in Beckett\\u2019s \\u201cKrapp\\u2019s Last Tape\\u201d \\u2014 and philosopher Simon Critchley, it\\u2019s that if you throw philosophy at an actor, he\\u2019ll throw it right back.

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