Kevin Spacey Quotes
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Whether its Veep or Homeland or The West Wing - which is a more idealised version of democracy - people are fascinated by politics.
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The 24 Hour Plays is a quite brilliant, exhilarating event for everyone concerned.
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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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I have long been a supporter of The Princes Trust, and so when American Express asked me to launch Amex Be Inspired and help young people build their confidence and fulfil their potential, I was delighted to get involved.
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Nature's message is clear: we can't keep doing what we're doing now.
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The Old Vic has always been first and foremost an actors theatre, a home for great talent and memorable performances.
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People have different reasons for the way they live their lives. You cannot put everyone's reasons in the same box.
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I'm not someone who's led my life trying to get publicity; I'd rather do my work and go home.
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There are times when you do a play when you are living in the character over a two-and-a-half-hour period or longer, and you come to the end of the night, and you can feel like you were hit by a truck.
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Because my mother was in love with Bobby Darin, I grew up with his records playing in our house all the time.
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After graduation, I was floundering in L.A., doing stand-up comedy and working in a shoe store in the Valley.
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Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see if I had the capacity to be a good storyteller.
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What I do is interpret, not create. I may add elements and do something different. That is what is so incredible about theatre. Why do we love it that there are nine Hamletsor six King Lears over two years? We love to watch a different actor attack the same material.
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I remember meeting the likes of Johnny Carson and Jimmy Stewart for the first time and being completely starstruck.
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If there is one thing I object to, its actors talking about how tough their jobs are.
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If youre not concerned about maintaining an image, you can pursue roads that another actor might not take.
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If someone can watch an entire season of a TV series in one day, doesnt that show an incredible attention span?
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Look, I might have lived in England for the last several years but I'm still an American citizen and I have not given up my right to privacy.
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I went through a period of great rebellion within my family, when I was about 9 or 10. I was mad, I had no focus, had no real interest in anything, and so I started to do things that were just rebellious and stupid.
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In recent years we've seen an explosion of creative programming, and I think it represents a third golden age of television because the creators have more control over the story. The audience doesn't care about the platform. They care about the content.
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But I feel that I have a responsibility to help the film and I have relations with the studio and with those who put up the money so that I can tell a story that I believe in.
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The journey that we go on as actors is an interesting one and sometimes a revealing one.
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When the story is good enough, people can watch something three times the length of an opera.
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The legal profession, politics and acting are very closely tied: the whole point is to have an idea and get it across to a listener, whether it is one person or five thousand in a hall.