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John Turturro says he likes trying new things (even pickpocketing)

John Turturro practiced wallet lifting with a sleight-of-hand artist to play a pickpocket who steals a student’s backpack.

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John Turturro says the overcoat he wears in The Only Living Pickpocket in New York helped him get into character: "It's got all the pockets. It's like a piece of armor, sort of like a samurai robe."(Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)Actor John Turturro might be able to pick your pocket, but it depends on how you're dressed. "Horizontal pockets that are really tight with tight jeans are hard; back pockets are easier," he says. Even better, he ad…

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npr broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, November 2, 2026.
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