421 Quotes by Kevin Spacey

I have long been a supporter of The Prince's 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.

Success is like death. The more successful you become, the higher the houses in the hills get and the higher the fences get.

I was not a studious kid, and I struggled to find things that would command my attention and engage my ideas and energies.

Francis Underwood was entirely based on Richard III. When Michael Dobbs wrote 'House of Cards' in the original British series, Richard III is what he based the character on.

I think people love it when anybody acts bad; its not particular to me.

The less you know about me, the easier it is to convince you that I am that character on screen.

It takes stamina to get up like an athlete every single night, seven to eight performances a week, 20 weeks in a row. And there are many young performers who only learn their craft in the two minute bits it takes to film a scene. You never learn the arc of storytelling, the arc of a character that way.

I remember meeting the likes of Johnny Carson and Jimmy Stewart for the first time and being completely starstruck.

If someone can watch an entire season of a TV series in one day, doesn't that show an incredible attention span?