Kevin Spacey Quotes
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I've never heard of a situation where, because somebody had a particular political belief, they didn't get a part. I think it's a bit of a myth.
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Have we become so celebrity-obsessed that there is no longer a difference between a character and an actor? I hope not.
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I dont play villainy. I wouldnt even know how to play it.
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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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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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My mother was sarcastic and delightful and, trust me, quite remarkable.
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Im not revolted by Washington.
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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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I'm aware that, from the outside, this looks like I've got quite an ego.
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The audience has spoken. They want stories. They’re dying for them. They’re rooting for us to give the right thing. And they will talk about it, binge on it, carry it with them on the bus and to the hairdresser, force it on their friends, tweet, blog, Facebook, make fan pages, silly GIFs, and god knows what else about it..
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I'm a relatively ugly character who's done pretty damn well in film.
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I think people love it when anybody acts bad; its not particular to me.
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Being an actor sometimes requires that you ask yourself questions youd rather not know the answers to.
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When you know you have 1,000 people sitting on the edge of their seats in silence because of a shift that just happened on stage, there is no better feeling.
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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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The 24 Hour Plays is a quite brilliant, exhilarating event for everyone concerned.
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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.
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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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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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I have always believed that the risk takers are eventually rewarded.
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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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Nature's message is clear: we can't keep doing what we're doing now.
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There's something very interesting about the way each individual actor approaches stuff.
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Im attracted to things that are challenging and fun and interesting, and it certainly seems that audiences enjoy them as well.