I didn't watch much television growing up, and before I did 'Boston Legal,' I had no understanding of what it was like for a viewer to look forward to finding out what was going to happen the next week. — James Spader Copy Share Image
I played cops and robbers and pirates and all the rest when I was a kid, but I didn't want to grow up and… — James Spader Copy Share Image
When doing theater, you have to find great satisfaction in the small things. There's going to be a repetition and a redundancy night after… — James Spader Copy Share Image
Growing up, I didn't have any comic books, at all. But my friend had a trunk full of them, so comic books were like candy for me. I would go over to his house for a sleep-over, and I would just be devouring everything I could get my hands on. I knew the sleep-over was going to be over, and… — James Spader Copy Share
I'm not eager at all to present my life out there for public consumption. I like to do one or two films a year… — James Spader Copy Share Image
For me, when working on a film or play or television show, everything for me starts with the screenplay and I am devoted to… — James Spader Copy Share Image
I am not very responsible economically. I have a history working on films for years and years, and by the time I was starting… — James Spader Copy Share Image
It's fun to explore behavior that you can't explore in your own life, so you fool around with it in acting. — James Spader Copy Share Image
Working in theater, film, or television are three different jobs for an actor, and I accept them as such. — James Spader Copy Share Image
When I'm not working, I don't get my hair cut. I don't know what the next character looks like. — James Spader Copy Share Image
I've made a lot of very small movies that may not have had a large initial audience. Then it shows up on cable. — James Spader Copy Share Image
