Its a really wonderful thing to focus your life on something other than your own personal career and ambition. Kevin Spacey More Quotes by Kevin Spacey More Quotes From Kevin Spacey I was terrible in my first play. After that experience, I had to face that I wasnt good enough to play with the big boys. I had to go away and learn, so I worked in regional theater for three years. I even understudied at the Kennedy Center. Kevin Spacey playboysyears I have long been a supporter of The Princes Trust, and so when American Express asked me to launch Amex Be Inspired and help young people build their confidence and fulfil their potential, I was delighted to get involved. Kevin Spacey helpinglongpeople There's something really incredible about watching what someone else does with a role that we know: the Hamlets or the Henry Vs or the Othellos or the Cleopatras that we've seen on stage. Kevin Spacey incrediblesrolesdoe I find drinking really helps. Kevin Spacey drinkinghelping We have to start listening to nature now. Kevin Spacey listening Clean, sustainable energy is crucial and cannot wait. Kevin Spacey cleanenergywaiting Nature's message is clear: we can't keep doing what we're doing now. Kevin Spacey clearmessages I'm not a writer. I marvel at writing. I am sometimes absolutely astounded when I read something and I think how in the world did that man or that woman sit down at a typewriter, a computer or a pen and an ink well, and seemingly have nothing come between their heart and that pen. Kevin Spacey heartwritingmen I think that there is no doubt that every experience you have in your life, whether it's playing a character or something else, you bring that to the work. Kevin Spacey doubtcharacterthinking I want to bring theatre to a new generation, using the tools available to us, including taking it out to them on film and with new technology, but that is just so they can discover theatre. I want them to come in and sit in a theatre. This is the way to plant seeds. Kevin Spacey generationstheatretechnology 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? Because that's the best analogy I can give." If you go out eight times and play tennis eight times this week, yeah it's the same rules but it's a different game every time you're out on that court.And that's the best analogy I can come up with the theater. Kevin Spacey eightgamesplay Pushing the boundaries of what is expected of you is important to me. Kevin Spacey pushingimportantboundaries I think that acting is a very humanizing profession. Kevin Spacey professionactingthinking Gaming is going into storytelling. It was a new audience. Kevin Spacey gamingaudiencestorytelling It is not about whether you are an executive, a studio or a network. If you have a story or an idea you can build a following for it. Kevin Spacey executivesstoriesideas What I do is interpret, not create. I may add elements and do something different. That is what is so incredible about theatre. Why do we love it that there are nine Hamletsor six King Lears over two years? We love to watch a different actor attack the same material. Kevin Spacey kingstwoyears The most important definition of an actor, the job of the actor, is to serve the writer, not yourself. Way too many actors serve themselves. Kevin Spacey actorsimportantjobs I have done films where we all thought the director didn't know what he was doing and it is going to be a gobble gobble turkey. And you go and watch it and it is great. Kevin Spacey turkeyswatchesdirectors You must find a way to express your ideas and compel your audience to react through the idea itself, and then figuring out what the best representative of that idea may be, and bringing it to life. Kevin Spacey maywayideas You've got to trust the ground you're standing on and the work you've done in telling your story. The goal should be to bring those thousands of people - viewers - together and make them one. When you feel that happening, it's usually in silence, not applause or laughter. Kevin Spacey laughtergoalpeople
