Kevin Spacey Quotes
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While data can only tell you what has happened in the past, it can in some ways give you a sense of what might be of interest to an audience in the future.
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The thing that is always so surprising about plays written in another century is how remarkably elastic they are. When you listen to the way in which Shakespeare attacks relationships, for example, even though the words may start off sounding foreign, in actuality they are so accessible, the motivations so clear, the resonances so contemporary. When you put it in a modern context - we could well be in a place with someone like Gaddafi or Mubarak - it becomes apparent how Richard III resonates with that type of personality, with media and manipulation, alliances and petty jealousies.
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Pushing the boundaries of what is expected of you is important to me.
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Essentially, your voice is an instrument; its a muscle, and you have to treat it like a muscle, and so you have to work it.
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It's so easy for us to misperceive and see the things in others that we want to see. And, when we're wrong, and often we're dead wrong, we miss the truth.
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The less you know about me the easier it is to convince you that I'm the character on screen.
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Kids arent growing up with a sense of television as the aspirational place for their ideas.
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Im able to hang up the character with the costume at the end of the movie.
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Over a spell of about three years, I played a series of roles that were, for me, all very different, but most of them came out within a six-month period. They all dealt with a kind of dark territory that in some cases had been mined before in movies.
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There are ways in which you can make sure that even if people come to the theatre because they know an actor or actress, by the end, theyve forgotten that, and they leave going, Wow - what an amazing play.
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There's something really incredible about watching what someone else does with a role that we know: the Hamlets or the Henry Vs or the Othellos or the Cleopatras that we've seen on stage.
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My mother was sarcastic and delightful and, trust me, quite remarkable.
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Studios and networks who ignore either shift - whether the increasing sophistication of storytelling, or the constantly shifting sands of technological advancement - will be left behind.
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As a producer or financier, you are going to go where you get the best bang for your buck.
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My job consists of basically masking my contempt for the assholes in charge, and, at least once a day, retiring to the men's room so I can jerk off while I fantasize about a life that doesn't so closely resemble Hell.
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Cable TV has become where the best actors, writers and directors have gone to work because they are allowed to do character-driven stories.
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I couldnt imagine something asking as much of me as House Of Cards. Its a great warm-up for coming back to the screen.
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I'm a relatively ugly character who's done pretty damn well in film.
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My job as an actor is to serve the writing and help the author get his ideas across.
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The 24 Hour Plays is a quite brilliant, exhilarating event for everyone concerned.
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Im not revolted by Washington.
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Wanting people to listen, you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you'll notice you've got their strict attention.
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I dont play villainy. I wouldnt even know how to play it.
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I can imagine there is going to come a time when someone will do 13 hours of a story without breaks.