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title: "5 Cards Quotes By Kevin Spacey"
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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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/i-have-talked-to-more-people-who-are-in-politics-who-have-said-to-me/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/i-couldnt-imagine-something-asking-as-much-of-me-as-house-of-cards/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/176/kevin-spacey-931_asking_i-couldnt-imagine-something-asking-as-mu_1265185.png)

> [I couldn't imagine something asking as much of me as 'House Of Cards.' It's a great warm-up for coming back to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/i-couldn-t-imagine-something-asking-as-much-of-me-as-house-of-cards/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98b/kevin-spacey-931_asking_i-couldn-t-imagine-something-asking-as-m_2438485.jpg)

> [Clearly the success of the Netflix model, releasing the entire season of 'House of Cards' at once, proved one thing: The audience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/clearly-the-success-of-the-netflix-model-releasing-the-entire-season/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/kevin-spacey-931_audience_clearly-the-success-of-the-netflix-model_2462711.png)

> [Francis Underwood was entirely based on Richard III. When Michael Dobbs wrote 'House of Cards' in the original British series, Richard III…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/francis-underwood-was-entirely-based-on-richard-iii-when-michael/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

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## Other authors on Cards

## More by Kevin Spacey

> [Its extremely dangerous to compare anyone else to Shakespeare.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/its-extremely-dangerous-to-compare-anyone-else-to-shakespeare/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

> [Theres nothing like standing in a place and wanting nothing so much as to change but simply not being able to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/theres-nothing-like-standing-in-a-place-and-wanting-nothing-so-much/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

> [Clarence Darrow was a unique and courageous man. Several of my favourite actors have played Darrow... Henry Fonda, Orson Welles and Spencer Tracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/clarence-darrow-was-a-unique-and-courageous-man-several-of-my/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

> [If you look back through history in the United States, there have been very few landslide elections. Half the country always voted for someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/if-you-look-back-through-history-in-the-united-states-there-have-been/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

> [I'm a relatively ugly character who's done pretty damn well in film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/i-m-a-relatively-ugly-character-who-s-done-pretty-damn-well-in-film/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/the-audience-has-spoken-they-want-stories-they-re-dying-for-them-they/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

> [I've taken the experiences that I've had in the theatre and applied them to film and television and now games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/i-ve-taken-the-experiences-that-i-ve-had-in-the-theatre-and-applied/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

> [I believe this: If an actor wants a role or wants to work with somebody, then you do everything within reason to try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/i-believe-this-if-an-actor-wants-a-role-or-wants-to-work-with/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

> [Fundamentally, I like to accomplish things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/fundamentally-i-like-to-accomplish-things/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

> [The more shows that are produced, the more writers are hired, producers are hired, actors are hired, directors are hired, it means the more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/the-more-shows-that-are-produced-the-more-writers-are-hired-producers/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

> [The less you know about me the easier it is to convince you that I'm the character on screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/the-less-you-know-about-me-the-easier-it-is-to-convince-you-that-i-m/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

> [At the end of the day, people have to respect people's differences. I am different than some people would like me to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/at-the-end-of-the-day-people-have-to-respect-people-s-differences-i/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

> [ \[Washington, DC\] 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/washington-dc-feels-like-you-re-watching-performance-art-a-lot-of-the/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

> [For years, particularly with the advent of the Internet, people have been griping about lessening attention spans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/for-years-particularly-with-the-advent-of-the-internet-people-have/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

> [If you wanna compete, you've got to get into the original content game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/if-you-wanna-compete-you-ve-got-to-get-into-the-original-content-game/)

[Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/)

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