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Actor Quotes by Kevin Spacey

39 Actor quotes by Kevin Spacey

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Kevin Spacey shares a humble view of acting, saying even a good film role does not make one better forever. He notes that theater lets an actor improve night by night, while the industry hires many people for each new show. He also admits that actors must ask uncomfortable questions.

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I'm a relatively ugly character who's done pretty damn well in film.

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Working in film tends to isolate actors - it's your close-up; it's all about you.

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If there is one thing I object to, it's actors talking about how tough their jobs are.

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When I look around at Broadway and the West End, theatre is becoming an exclusive club.

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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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There's something very interesting about the way each individual actor approaches stuff.

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I think that acting is a very humanizing profession.

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Anytime someone can beat the acting out of someone else, I think its a wonderful thing.

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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…

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Whether thats positive or not, people are talking about the Old Vic Theater again with passion and commitment and controversy and debate.

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Being an actor sometimes requires that you ask yourself questions you'd rather not know the answers to.

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I felt that I shouldn't be an actor who just makes movie after movie in a quest for prestige and money.

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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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Some politicians that I've seen have been brilliant with the public. They almost speak with the skill of an actor.

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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…

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I've always found it strange that a director can hire any designer he wants from any country. But if he hires a…

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I believe this: If an actor wants a role or wants to work with somebody, then you do everything within reason to…

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I always remember is that no matter how good I might be in a movie, I'll never be any better. It's frozen.…

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The fact is that HBO is doing the kind of films and the kind of stories that the movie industry used to…

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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…

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The relationship with the cast has everything to do with how a performance develops, and in a sense that while you're discovering…

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It's the way I feel about acting. That we are given clues by a writer about someone's essence or persona and it's…

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The stigma that used to exist many years ago, that actors from film don't do television, seems to have disappeared. That camera…

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The more shows that are produced, the more writers are hired, producers are hired, actors are hired, directors are hired, it means…

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I guess Ive been training in the theater for as long as I can remember.

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Theatre is alive and it is now, and then it's gone.

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As an actor, you're always nervous as to what a director will do with something.

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People sometimes have to be reminded, I'm not Frank Underwood. I'm an actor named Kevin Spacey.

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As an actor, youre always nervous as to what a director will do with something.

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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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If there is one thing I object to, its actors talking about how tough their jobs are.

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If you're not concerned about maintaining an image, you can pursue roads that another actor might not take.

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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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Whether that's positive or not, people are talking about the Old Vic Theater again with passion and commitment and controversy and debate.

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In film, movies schedules are based on three things: actors availabilities, when are sets being built, when you can rent the place…

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Clarence Darrow was a unique and courageous man. Several of my favourite actors have played Darrow... Henry Fonda, Orson Welles and Spencer…

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There are a lot of people out there who offer roles to actors because they'll elevate their movie to a place the…

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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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I can't imagine that anyone in Hollywood is sitting around trying to decide what actor is good or right or qualified for…

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Its extremely dangerous to compare anyone else to Shakespeare.

Theres nothing like standing in a place and wanting nothing so much as to change but simply not being able to.

Clarence Darrow was a unique and courageous man. Several of my favourite actors have played Darrow... Henry Fonda, Orson Welles and Spencer Tracy.

If you look back through history in the United States, there have been very few landslide elections. Half the country always voted for someone…

I'm a relatively ugly character who's done pretty damn well in film.

The audience has spoken, they want stories. They're dying for them. They're rooting for us to give them the right thing and they will…

I've taken the experiences that I've had in the theatre and applied them to film and television and now games.

I believe this: If an actor wants a role or wants to work with somebody, then you do everything within reason to try to…

Fundamentally, I like to accomplish things.

The more shows that are produced, the more writers are hired, producers are hired, actors are hired, directors are hired, it means the more…

The less you know about me the easier it is to convince you that I'm the character on screen.

At the end of the day, people have to respect people's differences. I am different than some people would like me to be.

[Washington, DC] feels like you're watching performance art. A lot of the time. I don't believe them, I don't believe what they say, I…

For years, particularly with the advent of the Internet, people have been griping about lessening attention spans.

If you wanna compete, you've got to get into the original content game.