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 SpaceyI've been intrigued by politics my whole life. And, yes, I am very close to the Clintons. I was a Hillary person until I was an Obama person. And she was a Hillary person, too, until she was an Obama one, evidently.
Kevin SpaceyThe Old Vic has always been first and foremost an actors theatre, a home for great talent and memorable performances.
Kevin SpaceyWhy not sit around a Beverly Hills pool collecting residual cheques? That is not the kind of life I want.
Kevin SpaceyThe audience has spoken. They want stories. Theyโre dying for them. Theyโre rooting for us to give the right thing. And they will talk about it, binge on it, carry it with them on the bus and to the hairdresser, force it on their friends, tweet, blog, Facebook, make fan pages, silly GIFs, and god knows what else about it..
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