Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see if I had the capacity to be a good storyteller.

Quote by Kevin Spacey

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I went through a period of great rebellion within my family, when I was about...

I went through a period of great rebellion within my family, when I was about...

Sometimes the person who is the most logical is the person whom we call insane.

Sometimes the person who is the most logical is the person whom we call insane.

For me, coming to work every day has turned out to be exactly what I...

For me, coming to work every day has turned out to be exactly what I...

My life will change, because I want it to change; and also because this is...

My life will change, because I want it to change; and also because this is...

Am I now supposed to go on Oprah and cry and tell you my deepest,...

Am I now supposed to go on Oprah and cry and tell you my deepest,...

But I feel that I have a responsibility to help the film and I have...

But I feel that I have a responsibility to help the film and I have...

Over a spell of about three years, I played a series of roles that were,...

Over a spell of about three years, I played a series of roles that were,...

Secondarily, I think films that are driven by music also terrify studios.

Secondarily, I think films that are driven by music also terrify studios.

Success is like death. The more successful you become, the higher the houses in the...

Success is like death. The more successful you become, the higher the houses in the...

I'm aware that, from the outside, this looks like I've got quite an ego.

I'm aware that, from the outside, this looks like I've got quite an ego.

If you haven't turned rebel by twenty you've got no heart; if you haven't turned...

If you haven't turned rebel by twenty you've got no heart; if you haven't turned...

I'm supposed to convince you, for two hours, that I'm somebody else. Now if you...

I'm supposed to convince you, for two hours, that I'm somebody else. Now if you...

I mean we all played as kids. You play games, you take on different characters,...

I mean we all played as kids. You play games, you take on different characters,...

It's a great thriller or mystery, but on another level it's a film about the...

It's a great thriller or mystery, but on another level it's a film about the...

I'm not out there trying to get press for myself nor am I trying to...

I'm not out there trying to get press for myself nor am I trying to...

I've been on sets where things weren't relaxed because someone was creating tension for no...

I've been on sets where things weren't relaxed because someone was creating tension for no...

And I certainly won't lay out areas of my life that I think are just...

And I certainly won't lay out areas of my life that I think are just...

It's so easy for us to misperceive and see the things in others that we...

It's so easy for us to misperceive and see the things in others that we...

I've been trying to take this journey over the last four years of getting away...

I've been trying to take this journey over the last four years of getting away...

As the years have gone on, I find one of the dangers of watching dailies......

As the years have gone on, I find one of the dangers of watching dailies......