It's so easy for us to misperceive and see the things in others that we want to see. And, when we're wrong, and often we're dead wrong, we miss the truth. Kevin Spacey More Quotes by Kevin Spacey More Quotes From Kevin Spacey I've been around politics a long time. I've seen it at its best and its worst, been at so many events, listened to private conversations versus public speaking, understood the game of it, and in many ways the theatrics. Kevin Spacey eventsgameslong When you know you have 1,000 people sitting on the edge of their seats in silence because of a shift that just happened on stage, there is no better feeling. Kevin Spacey silencefeelingspeople Politics and acting are very closely tied. The job is to convince. Kevin Spacey convinceactingjobs It's the kind of democratization of the Internet that has led to the breaking down of barriers into the creative arts. Kevin Spacey kindcreativeart You risk working with this director, you risk making this movie, you risk working with another actor you don't know. It makes your heart beat faster. And it keeps you interested. Kevin Spacey riskheartdirectors I love producing, I love bringing things together. Kevin Spacey together A couple of clues came my way of what I might be getting myself into when I sat down with a number of actors who had played Richard III in the past. And I was hoping of course, that one of them or all of them were gonna give me the magic key, the secret way in to play Richard III but none of them did that.But every one of them did say the following, "Be careful." Kevin Spacey couplekeyspast The control is shifting because of the democratisation of the internet. My industry is very good at building walls to stop people getting in. Kevin Spacey shiftingwallpeople I've done big studio films and the big studio films I've done, I've tried to do the interesting ones and the ones where I could live with myself in the morning. Kevin Spacey donemorninginteresting Because my mother was in love with Bobby Darin, I grew up with his records playing in our house all the time. Kevin Spacey recordsmotherhouse I've never heard of a situation where, because somebody had a particular political belief, they didn't get a part. I think it's a bit of a myth. Kevin Spacey politicalbeliefthinking I don't want to show deleted scenes. I don't like an audience looking at what the movie might have been - if it's in the movie, it's in the movie. Kevin Spacey scenewantmight My mother always, always, always thought that I was going to be famous. Thought that I was going to win Oscars. In fact, I believe I accepted the Oscar as a ketchup bottle many a time in front of my mother in the kitchen. 'I'd like to thank the Academy,' I said with a ketchup bottle. Kevin Spacey winmothertimebelieve As long as we, in the United States, continue to insist that our politicians have to spend all of their time raising millions of dollars for television ads, it will be corrupt. If we leave it up to the politicians to clean up lobbying and finance reform, nothing is going to change. Kevin Spacey financechangetimelong The less you know about me, the easier it is to convince you that I am that character on screen. Kevin Spacey i-ammeyoucharacter Give people what they want, when they want it, in the form they want it in, at a reasonable price, and they'll more likely pay for it rather than steal it. Well, some will still steal it, but I think we can take a bite out of piracy. Kevin Spacey willthinkwantpeople If you're lucky enough to do well, it's your responsibility to send the elevator back down. Kevin Spacey downbackyouresponsibility I don't care about my personal acting career anymore. I'm done with it. After 10 years of making movies and doing better than I ever could have imagined, I sort of had to ask myself: 'What am I supposed to do with all of this success that I have had?' Kevin Spacey bettermyselfcaresuccess People don't tend to hassle me because when I've got a hat on, I look like a banker. I'm just a plain guy. Kevin Spacey hatlookmepeople People think that direct address was invented by Ferris Bueller, but in fact, it wasn't. It was invented by Shakespeare. Kevin Spacey factthinkdirectpeople
