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

Quote by Kevin Spacey

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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.

The next day I was in my school's production of All My Sons. This was...

The next day I was in my school's production of All My Sons. This was...

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...

I find it sad that by not talking about who I sleep with, that makes...

I find it sad that by not talking about who I sleep with, that makes...

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

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

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

I feel it's a responsibility for anyone who breaks through a certain ceiling... to send...

I feel it's a responsibility for anyone who breaks through a certain ceiling... to send...

Over the years, I've been trying to build a relationship with an audience. I've tried...

Over the years, I've been trying to build a relationship with an audience. I've tried...

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...

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 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...

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......

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'm lucky if I find one movie a year that's worth doing, and when I...

I'm lucky if I find one movie a year that's worth doing, and when I...

I find it sad that by not talking about who I sleep with, that makes...

I find it sad that by not talking about who I sleep with, that makes...

Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see...

Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see...

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...