Kevin Spacey Quotes
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You can't turn a "no" to a "yes" without a "maybe" in between.
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To know what you want, to understand why you're doing it, to dedicate every breath in your body to achieve... If you feel you have something to give, if you feel that your particular talent is worth developing, is worth caring for then there's nothing you can`t achieve.
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Games are advancing in terms of storytelling and trying to create a character, and its a brand new audience for me.
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Sometimes the person who is the most logical is the person whom we call insane.
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I can't imagine that anyone in Hollywood is sitting around trying to decide what actor is good or right or qualified for a role and is being denied a role because of their political views. I don't think that's the way Hollywood works. We're not living in an era of blacklisting.
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Theres no doubt that some of the greatest films ever made have come from the theater. Its all a matter of finding a way to make the theater experience watchable on film.
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For me, coming to work every day has turned out to be exactly what I hoped it would be.
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Talent is one thing, it is how you nurture and develop it, and never walk away from it. You can be rich, successful, you win awards, but it can always be better.
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Fundamentally, I like to accomplish things.
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When I was young, I learned very early on that I could make my mother laugh. And that was one of the greatest sounds I ever heard.
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As the years have gone on, I find one of the dangers of watching dailies... is you fall in love with moments.
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It's the kind of democratization of the Internet that has led to the breaking down of barriers into the creative arts.
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The most important definition of an actor, the job of the actor, is to serve the writer, not yourself. Way too many actors serve themselves.
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I have talked to more people who are in politics who have said to me, "[House of Cards] is closer than you can imagine. It's the most accurate description of how politics actually works that we've ever seen." I mean, West Wing - beautiful, wonderful idea of how democracy should work. But I've had more people in politics say they think House of Cards is closer. I - don't know whether to take that as a compliment or a sad state of affairs.
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Its extremely dangerous to compare anyone else to Shakespeare.
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What's my favourite book? It changes all the time.
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I want to bring theatre to a new generation, using the tools available to us, including taking it out to them on film and with new technology, but that is just so they can discover theatre. I want them to come in and sit in a theatre. This is the way to plant seeds.
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I'm lucky if I find one movie a year that's worth doing, and when I do find one, it usually only takes 20-30 days to shoot.
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Storytelling helps us understand each other, translate the issues of our times, and the tools of theater and film can be powerful in helping young people to develop communication/collaboration skills, let alone improving their own confidence.
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Talent is only interesting if it's challenged.
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If it were not for people who stepped forward and gave me opportunities at a time when I had not proved myself at all, believe me, I would not have a career.
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I'm not out there trying to get press for myself nor am I trying to convince anybody that I'm living any kind of a life. I'm actually trying to convince people: I don't want you to know what I'm living, because it's none of your business.
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I was not a studious kid, and I struggled to find things that would command my attention and engage my ideas and energies.
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The control is shifting because of the democratisation of the internet. My industry is very good at building walls to stop people getting in.