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Theatre Quotes by Kevin Spacey

49 Theatre quotes by Kevin Spacey

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Kevin Spacey notes that the greatest sound in a theater is silence. He talks about how theatre lets an actor improve night to night, unlike film where skill feels frozen. He also mentions the Old Vic as a passionate, controversial home for great talent.

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

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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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There's no doubt that some of the greatest films ever made have come from the theater. It's all a matter of finding…

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

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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 often make the analogy with tennis. Every match the rules are the same, but no game is ever the same. Theatre…

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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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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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I was terrible in my first play. After that experience, I had to face that I wasnt good enough to play with…

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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…

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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…

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Secret Cinema has created a new way of experiencing film. The fusion of film and theatre allows for a much more powerful…

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Theatre is organic, film is not. Theatre you come every day and you work with a group of people and you're are…

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People sometimes say, "Isn't it boring, isn't it always the same? It's the same lines." I go, "Well, do you play tennis?…

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The greatest sound in the theater is silence.

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

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

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The movies are not my first priority - the theater is.

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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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Theres no doubt that some of the greatest films ever made have come from the theater. Its all a matter of finding…

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If we don't reach out to make theatre affordable to the young generation, we will lose them all.

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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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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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When you know you have 1,000 people sitting on the edge of their seats in silence because of a shift that just…

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

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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.

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