--- title: "24 Way Quotes By Kevin Spacey" description: "24 Way quotes by Kevin Spacey. Plus more from Kevin Spacey and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bf/kevin-spacey-931_actor_there-s-something-very-interesting-about_1867858.png" --- > [There's something very interesting about the way each individual actor approaches stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/there-s-something-very-interesting-about-the-way-each-individual/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bf/kevin-spacey-931_actor_there-s-something-very-interesting-about_1867858.png) > [People have different reasons for the way they live their lives. You cannot put everyone's reasons in the same box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/people-have-different-reasons-for-the-way-they-live-their-lives-you/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d26/kevin-spacey-931_boxes_people-have-different-reasons-for-the-wa_2798536.jpg) > [I accept the fact that some things don't go the way you hope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/i-accept-the-fact-that-some-things-don-t-go-the-way-you-hope/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/kevin-spacey-931_accept_i-accept-the-fact-that-some-things-don-t_916121.png) > [I always thought that, in a way, you want your Superman to be a total unknown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/i-always-thought-that-in-a-way-you-want-your-superman-to-be-a-total/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c28/kevin-spacey-931_always_i-always-thought-that-in-a-way-you-want_3140952.png) > [Let's let people live their lives and do it the way they want to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/let-s-let-people-live-their-lives-and-do-it-the-way-they-want-to-do-it/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f96/kevin-spacey-931_life_let-s-let-people-live-their-lives-and-do_3079251.png) > [I accept the fact that some things dont go the way you hope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/i-accept-the-fact-that-some-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hope/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54a/kevin-spacey-931_accept_i-accept-the-fact-that-some-things-dont_1586786.png) > [You are not just, "This is the way I play it every night." You are constantly finding new ways in, new attacks,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/you-are-not-just-this-is-the-way-i-play-it-every-night-you-are/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b4/kevin-spacey-931_every-night_you-are-not-just-this-is-the-way-i-play_2375606.png) > [The most important definition of an actor, the job of the actor, is to serve the writer, not yourself. Way too many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/the-most-important-definition-of-an-actor-the-job-of-the-actor-is-to/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/471/kevin-spacey-931_actor_the-most-important-definition-of-an-acto_610236.png) > [There are ways in which you can make sure that even if people come to the theatre because they know an actor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/there-are-ways-in-which-you-can-make-sure-that-even-if-people-come-to/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd8/kevin-spacey-931_actor_there-are-ways-in-which-you-can-make-sur_1214978.png) > [I've been around politics a long time. I've seen it at its best and its worst, been at so many events, listened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/i-ve-been-around-politics-a-long-time-i-ve-seen-it-at-its-best-and/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81a/kevin-spacey-931_communication_i-ve-been-around-politics-a-long-time-i_669992.png) > [There's no doubt that some of the greatest films ever made have come from the theater. It's all a matter of finding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/there-s-no-doubt-that-some-of-the-greatest-films-ever-made-have-come/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/kevin-spacey-931_cinema_there-s-no-doubt-that-some-of-the-greate_2119102.png) > [Partisan rancour and party politics and ideology have got in the way of compromise - and compromise is the only thing that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/partisan-rancour-and-party-politics-and-ideology-have-got-in-the-way/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/kevin-spacey-931_compromise_partisan-rancour-and-party-politics-and_423969.png) > [You must find a way to express your ideas and compel your audience to react through the idea itself, and then figuring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/you-must-find-a-way-to-express-your-ideas-and-compel-your-audience-to/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc9/kevin-spacey-931_audience_you-must-find-a-way-to-express-your-idea_1547061.png) > [While data can only tell you what has happened in the past, it can in some ways give you a sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/while-data-can-only-tell-you-what-has-happened-in-the-past-it-can-in/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60f/kevin-spacey-931_audience_while-data-can-only-tell-you-what-has-ha_3221966.jpg) > [A couple of clues came my way of what I might be getting myself into when I sat down with a number…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/a-couple-of-clues-came-my-way-of-what-i-might-be-getting-myself-into/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c47/kevin-spacey-931_actors_a-couple-of-clues-came-my-way-of-what-i_1425499.png) > [I can't judge the characters I play, because it's for the audience to do. What I can try to do is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/i-can-t-judge-the-characters-i-play-because-it-s-for-the-audience-to/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/523/kevin-spacey-931_approach_i-can-t-judge-the-characters-i-play-beca_1820869.jpg) > [It takes stamina to get up like an athlete every single night, seven to eight performances a week, 20 weeks in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/it-takes-stamina-to-get-up-like-an-athlete-every-single-night-seven/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/kevin-spacey-931_arcs_it-takes-stamina-to-get-up-like-an-athle_658994.png) > [I can't imagine that anyone in Hollywood is sitting around trying to decide what actor is good or right or qualified for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/i-can-t-imagine-that-anyone-in-hollywood-is-sitting-around-trying-to/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70a/kevin-spacey-931_actor_i-can-t-imagine-that-anyone-in-hollywood_2233677.png) > [The characters created cannot just be a mouthpiece for the writer. When you look at a piece of writing, and it's genuine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/the-characters-created-cannot-just-be-a-mouthpiece-for-the-writer/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/kevin-spacey-931_character_the-characters-created-cannot-just-be-a_877876.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/it-s-the-way-i-feel-about-acting-that-we-are-given-clues-by-a-writer/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42c/kevin-spacey-931_acting_it-s-the-way-i-feel-about-acting-that-we_717121.png) > [I want to bring theatre to a new generation, using the tools available to us, including taking it out to them on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/i-want-to-bring-theatre-to-a-new-generation-using-the-tools-available/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa1/kevin-spacey-931_available_i-want-to-bring-theatre-to-a-new-generat_1475285.png) > [The thing that is always so surprising about plays written in another century is how remarkably elastic they are. When you listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/the-thing-that-is-always-so-surprising-about-plays-written-in-another/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed3/kevin-spacey-931_actuality_the-thing-that-is-always-so-surprising-a_2021767.jpg) > [Secret Cinema has created a new way of experiencing film. The fusion of film and theatre allows for a much more powerful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/secret-cinema-has-created-a-new-way-of-experiencing-film-the-fusion/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/203/kevin-spacey-931_add_secret-cinema-has-created-a-new-way-of-e_1544292.png) > [Theres no doubt that some of the greatest films ever made have come from the theater. Its all a matter of finding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/theres-no-doubt-that-some-of-the-greatest-films-ever-made-have-come/) [Kevin Spacey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-spacey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b79/kevin-spacey-931_cinema_theres-no-doubt-that-some-of-the-greates_1626547.png) ## Other authors on Way ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/kevin-spacey/#itemlist", "name": "24 Way Quotes By Kevin Spacey", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's something very interesting about the way each individual actor approaches stuff.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kevin Spacey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-spacey/there-s-something-very-interesting-about-the-way-each-individual/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bf/kevin-spacey-931_actor_there-s-something-very-interesting-about_1867858.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bf/kevin-spacey-931_actor_there-s-something-very-interesting-about_1867858.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bf/kevin-spacey-931_actor_there-s-something-very-interesting-about_1867858.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's something very interesting about the way each individual actor approaches stuff.” — Kevin Spacey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People have different reasons for the way they live their lives. 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Maybe this scene is affecting that scene. 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